Comparative cognition

1. 1Our brains have gotten smaller

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
2. 2tools allow us to see a window into the brain

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
3. 3Other animals that are known to use tools

   1. Achimpanzees
   2. Bnew caledonian crows
   3. Cafrican grey parrot
   4. Dwrasse fish
   5. Eguppy fish
4. 4The lower palaeolithic (stoneage)

   1. Acloser in time
   2. Bfurther away in time
   3. Cbasic tools - flakes for cutting/scraping
   4. Dadvanced tools - fine, highly tuned tools
5. 5The upper palaeolithic (stoneage)

   1. Acloser in time
   2. Bfurther away in time
   3. Cbasic tools - flakes
   4. Dadvanced tools
   5. Ecave paintings
6. 6You can distinguish males and females

   1. Amales had ring fingers longer than index fingers
   2. Bwomen had ring fingers longer than index fingers
7. 7Neanderthals had a larger brain capacity than us

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
8. 8As you move up the phylogenetic scale

   1. Ahave more folds in the brain, increasing the surface area
   2. Bhave less folds in the brain, increasing the surface area
   3. Cthe cortex/frontal lobe becomes angled flatter
   4. Dcortex/ frontal lobe becomes more steeply angled
9. 9Out brain is unexpectedly large like porpoises

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
10. 10Intelligence is determined by brain size

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

11. 11The spare capacity hypothesis

    1. Ahumans have lots of spare capacity
    2. Bhumans have not much spare capacity
12. 12the number of neurons is a good indicator of brain capacity

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
13. 13As brain size increases in rodents, the number of neutrons also increases

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
14. 14As brain size increases in rodents, the number of neurons doesn't increase but the neurons get bigger

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
15. 15If our brain followed the same rule as rodents, it would have to be 35kg

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
16. 16In primates, as brain capacity increases, the number of neurons stays the same, so processing capacity is greater

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
17. 17Humans have how many neurons?

    1. A16.3 billion
    2. B15 billion
    3. C50 million
18. 18Alex the parrot had primate level brain processing capacity

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
19. 19Believe dinosaurs were quite smart as they had smaller brains but were intelligent like?

    1. Abirds
    2. Bmonkeys
    3. Creptiles
20. 20In humans, the brain consumes how much of the energy we produce?

    1. A25%
    2. B50%
21. 21Our metabolism hasn't increased to compensate for the energy our brain uses

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
22. 22How long did homo erectus/gorillas need to spend foraging each day?

    1. A9 hours
    2. B10 hours
    3. C3 hours
    4. D15 hours
23. 23We were eating meat 3 million years ago

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
24. 24Fire use is dated back to?

    1. A790,000 years ago
    2. B900,000 years ago
    3. C500,000 years ago
    4. D1.5 million years ago
25. 25Raw foods release more energy than cooked foods

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
26. 26Fire pits are found where

    1. Apeople live collectively
    2. Bpeople live alone
    3. Cboth
27. 27cooked foods are easier to digest as you only need a small jaw, small teeth and a gut

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
28. 28treating food with fire creates a much wider diet

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
29. 29Animal fat mixed with wood ash produces what substance?

    1. Asoap
    2. Blard
    3. Cointment
30. 30Which food family are very powerful antiseptics?

    1. Aonion
    2. Broot vegetable
    3. Cdairy
31. 31Food doesn't need to be treated in hot countries to preserve it

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

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Quiz on Comparative cognition , created by Ellie Brookes on 29/05/2017.

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