- 1. Which continent is believed to be the origin location of Homo habilis?
A) Asia
B) Europe
C) Africa
D) North America
- 2. Homo habilis lived approximately how many million years ago?
A) 500,000 years
B) 2.4 million years
C) 5 million years
D) 10 million years
- 3. What is the primary form of locomotion thought to have been used by Homo habilis?
A) Bipedalism
B) Climbing
C) Swimming
D) Quadrupedalism
- 4. Homo habilis is characterized by a combination of ape-like and human-like features, known as what?
A) Parallel evolution
B) Mosaic evolution
C) Divergent evolution
D) Convergent evolution
- 5. Compared to earlier hominins, Homo habilis showed an increase in which of the following?
A) Number of fingers
B) Brain size
C) Jaw size
D) Body size
- 6. Which species is considered a possible ancestor to Homo habilis?
A) Gorilla
B) Australopithecus
C) Orangutan
D) Chimpanzee
- 7. Where were the first fossils of Homo habilis discovered?
A) Australia
B) China
C) Tanzania
D) South America
- 8. Homo habilis is known as 'handy man' mainly because of their skill in making what?
A) Stone tools
B) Wooden tools
C) Bone tools
D) Metal tools
- 9. Which scientist is credited with the discovery and naming of Homo habilis?
A) Charles Darwin
B) Marie Curie
C) Louis Leakey
D) Stephen Hawking
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