BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION Flashcards
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population that consists of organisms able to breed and produce fertile and viable offspring
species
what is controversial aspect of Darwin’s theory of evolution?
the suggestion that one species could overtime evolve into another
When does specialization of species occur?
if subgroups of species would find itself to a radically different environment
these are the earliest members of the primate family hominidae
hominids
Hominid and African ape linages separated 6-8 million years ago. Therefore it is manifested that _______________________
Hominid struggled and evolved to different group of species due to adaptation
The existence of australopithecines were the introduction of what stage of human evolution?
Introduction to bipedalism
What is the greatest discovery of Homo Erectus?
Fire
Which of the following best describes the body size of a hominid.
Some of them are small as the mouse lemur and some were big as a male gorilla.
The early tools were apparently made by striking stone with another stone. This technique is called _____________.
Percussion flaking
Which of the following is the disadvantage of larger brain during the time of prehistoric evolution?
It requires greater metabolic energy
It is the earliest members of the primate family hominidae.
Hominids
Fruit eating primates have larger brains than leaf eating primates because _______________.
They receive more nutrients which is necessary for enlargement of capacity in memory
Who are the first definite hominid?
Austrolopithecus
Modern human specie with larger brain and refined posture when moving to one place to another.
Homo Sapiens
Modern human specie with larger brain and refined posture when moving to one place to another.
Homo Sapiens
contains humans, their immediate ancestors, and closed extinct relatives
hominid
hominid has 2 generas
austrolophitecus and homo
When did hominid and african age linages separate?
6-8 million years ago
when was the earliest fossil founded?
5.5 million years ago
What are the physical features of hominids?
- Body size vary enormously
- Brain size is same with body size
- performs tool making
- language
Some have the average size of a mouse lemur, and some are 350 pounds of average gorilla
Hominids (body size vary enormously)
3 factors to predict body size
- Time of day specie is active
- where it is active
- the kinfd of food eaten
nocturnal primated tend to have body size that are ________
small
larger animals;_________
more absolute energy