Finals 1

Question 1

a is often defined as the
largest group of organisms in
which two individuals can produce
fertile offspring, typically by sexual
reproduction

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species

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❑ is a natural process of biological
changes occurring in a population
across successive generations
❑It helps us identify and analyze man’s
physiological development which is
important in his subsistence

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EVOLUTION

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❑is the lengthy process of change by which
people originated from apelike ancestors.

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Human Evolution

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is the scientific study of
human evolution.
❑It is a subfield of anthropology, the study of
human culture, society, and biology. The field
involves an understanding of the similarities
and differences between humans and other
species in their genes, body form, physiology,
and behavior

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Paleoanthropology

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refers to the things earlier
people made and the places where scientists find them.

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Archeological evidence

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❑Human evolution is characterized by several

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morphological, developmental, physiological, and
behavioral changes.

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❑The most significant of these adaptations are

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1. Bipedalism (1.9 million years ago)
2. Increased brain size
3. Lengthened ontogeny (embryo-adult)
4. Decreased sexual dimorphism

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1859 Charles Darwin
publishes the ‘

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Origin of
Species’.

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– old stone age

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“PALEOTHIC”

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Hunting (men) & gathering
(women)
-NOMADIC

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Paleolithic Age

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Human during this period found
shelter in caves

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Paleolithic Age

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new stone

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“Neolithic” –

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settled, stationary lifestyle
agricultural production and
domestication of animals

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Neolithic Age

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Humans have evolved from 2 species

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Australopithecine species
-Homo species

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❑ originated in Africa about 6-7 million
years ago.

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Hominins (Homo Sapiens)

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had a small brain but probably
walked upright.

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Homo sapiens

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had a small brain but probably
walked upright.

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Homo sapiens

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Are a paraphyletic assemblage of homonins living between 4 and 2 million years ago

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Australipiths

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Some species walled fully erect

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Australopiths

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Australopiths had sturdy skulls and powerful jaws

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Robust

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Australopiths were more slender and had lighter jaws

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Gracile

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Australopiths got their name from the 1924 duscovery in South Africa of

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Australopithicus africanus

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Walked fully upright (bipedal)

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Australopithicus Africanus

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Had human like hands and teeth

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Australopithicus Africanus

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Had a brain ⅓ of present humans

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Australopithicus Africanus

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Was an Australopithicus africanus that lived more than 2-million years ago in the cradle of humankind

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Mrs Ples

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Skeleton was discovered in Afar (Ethiopia) in 1974

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Australopithicus Afarensis

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Arms longer than humans - aboreal movement

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Australopithicus Afarensis

Question 29

The earliest fossils placed in our genus Homo are those of _____ ranging in age from about 2.4 to 1.6 million years

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Homo habilis

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Stone tools have been found with ____ giving this species it's name which means hqndy man

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Homo habilis

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Species with brain of Broca’s area which is associated with speech in modern humans and was the first to make stone stool

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HOMO HABILIS

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is an extinct species of early human that lived approximately 1.9 to 1.8 million years ago during the early Pleistocene.

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Homo Rudolfensis

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It is characterized by a longer face, larger molar and premolar teeth, and a larger braincase compared to Habilis particularly larger frontal lobes areas of the brain that process information.

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HOMO RUDOLFENSIS

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lived approximately 1.9 million to 110,000 years ago and is known for its widespread geographic range, from Africa to Asia and parts of Europe.

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Homo erectus

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“upright man” with body proportions similar to modern humans

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HOMO ERECTUS

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The first hunters with improvised tools such as axes and knives were the first to produce fire.

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HOMO ERECTUS

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is an extinct species of early human that lived approximately 600,000 to 200,000 years ago. This species is believed to have evolved from Homo erectus and is considered a common ancestor of both modern humans

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Homo heidelbergensis

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A prominent brow ridge, a large face, and a robust cranial structure characterized the skull.

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HOMO HEIDELBERGENESIS

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First early human species to live in colder climates.

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HOMO HEIDELBERGENESIS

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“Hobbit” due to their small statue with height of more or 3ft and lived 95k-19k years ago in the island of Flores, Indonesia

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HOMO FLORIENSIS

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“Wise Man” The present human race belongs to this specie

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HOMO SAPIENS

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“Wise Man” The present human race belongs to this specie

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HOMO SAPIENS

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They were thick-boned with a larger brain, they buried their dead, and they made hunting tool

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Homo Neanderrhalensis

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“CRO-MAGNON” They were the first to produce art in cave paintings and crafting decorated tools and accessories.

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HOMO SAPIENS SAPIEUS

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“CRO-MAGNON” They were the first to produce art in cave paintings and crafting decorated tools and accessories.

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HOMO SAPIENS SAPIEUS