The scientific name of Java man is
Homo habilis
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
Homo erectus
Australopithecus boisei
Related Questions
The brain capacities of Homo habilis were
900cc
650-800cc
1400cc
1350cc
What kind of evidence suggested that man is more closely related with chimpanzee than with other hominoid apes?
Evidence from DNA of sex chromosome only
Comparison of chromosome morphology only
Evidence from fossil remains and the fossil mitochondrial DNA alone
Evidence from DNA extracted from sex chromosome, autosomes and mitochondria
Which of the following is not vestigial in man?
Tail vertebrae
Nails
Nictitating membrane
Vermiform appendix
The 'multiregional hypothesis' for the origin of modern humans proposes which of the following?
Homo sapiens evolved solely in Africa and then replaced all other hominin populations worldwide.
Homo sapiens evolved simultaneously in different regions from earlier hominin populations, with gene flow maintaining species cohesion.
Neanderthals were the direct ancestors of modern humans.
Homo erectus never left Africa.
The 'Out of Africa' hypothesis suggests that modern humans:
Evolved independently in different regions
Originated in Asia and migrated to other continents
Originated in Africa and migrated to other continents
Evolved from Neanderthals in Europe
The 'Out of Africa' hypothesis for the origin of modern humans is primarily supported by evidence from which field of study?
Comparative anatomy
Paleoclimatology
Molecular genetics (mtDNA and Y-chromosome analysis)
Linguistics
Homo habilis originated in
Oligocene
Miocene
Pleistocene
Holocene
Which of the following statement is correct regarding the evolution of humans?
I. The skull of adult chimpanzee is more like adult human skull than baby chimpanzee skull
II. The skull of baby chimpanzee is more like adult human than adult chimpanzee skull
III. Dryopithecus is oldest human like fossil
IV. Dryopithecus found in Miocene rock of Africa and Europe
The correct option is
I only
II only
I and III
II and IV
Anthropoids were evolved into
Apes, Proconsul and monkeys
Apes, cro-magnon man and old world monkeys
Proconsul, new world monkeys and peking man
New world monkeys, Proconsul and Homo habilis
Which one of the following is the most primitive ancestor of man?
Dryopithecus
Ramapithecus
Australopithecus
Homo erectus
