Mixed Bag O' Science

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What trait do most New World Monkeys (South American) possess that no Old World Monkeys (Africa, Asia) have? Prehensile tail Stereoscopic vision Tool use Less teeth

2. According to archaeological texts and material artifacts recovered by anthropologists, which of the following men was NOT a ruler of ancient Persia? Cyrus Spitama Xerxes Darius Cambyses

3. What kind of creature might you be if you are in the Phylum Cnidaria? A lobster, a spider or a crab A jellyfish, anemone or a coral An alligator, a monitor or a cayman An amoeba, a flagella or a paramecium

4. In the electromagnetic spectrum, which type of waves have the lowest frequency? Microwaves Gamma ray waves Radio waves Infrared waves

5. How many bones make up the eye orbit of an adult human? (BONUS: if you can name a few I will be very impressed!) 8 10 6 5

6. Which trait did humans develop LAST? Language Bipedality Large brains Becoming omnivorous

7. Which ancient culture worshipped the War God Huitchilopochtli? Aztecs Olmecs Zapotecs Mayans

8. Which gas was missing out of the Earth's atmosphere until about 3 billion years ago? Methane Carbon Dioxide Nitrogen Oxygen

9. In 1964, which anthropologist described the fossils he found in East Africa as belonging to a new species he named Homo habilis? Donald Johansen Louis Leakey Charles Darwin Gregor Mendel

10. In Molecular Biology, RNA is different from DNA several ways. Name one way. Single-stranded Doesn't reproduce Only present in multicellular organisms Uses Cytocine instead of guanine

11. Glass is a liquid, true or false? Answer: (One Word)

12. Which is not the name of a human bone? Patella Fibia Os Coxa Hyoid

13. Which dinosaur was alive at the same time as humans? No dinosaurs were alive Triceratops T. Rex Velociraptor

14. In linguistic anthropology, if you are 'code-switching' while speaking what are you doing? Switching to sign language Using more than one language in the same sentence Using jargon Using facial expressions

15. All the continents on the Earth at one time were part of one super continent before plate tectonics began breaking them apart. What is the name given to this continent? Laurasia Pangea Gondwanaland Gigantica