Exam 2: Humanitys Roots

One of the ancestors of Homo sapiens is Pan paniscus.

______________________ is when a change occurs in a gene or when other types of errors occur in chromosomes (long strands of genes).

The most remarkable part of "Ardi's" skeletal structure was a grasping big toe.

Tribe Panini includes all of the following: bonobos, common chimpanzee, and orangutans.

Ardipithecus ramidus is approximately how old?

What archaeological evidence supports pre-Homo tool use?

_____________________ occurs when individuals from two different groups within the same species mate and produce offspring.

What do we know about the diet of the genus Paranthropus? What evidence are these interpretations based on?

What Tanzanian site included a trail of fossilized Australopithecus afarensis footprints?

Imagine that modern humans had all of the attributes that we actually have, but were fully quadrupedal. Would life as we know it be possible? How would the world be a different place?

How might bipedalism aided in the thermoregulation of early hominins?

Modern humans are members of the genus __________________.

Natural selection is based on the principle that certain features are selected for, selected against, or are neutral.

_____________________: a classification system that divides animal and plant groups into categories based on their evolutionary relationships.

The generic term australopith refers to members of what genus (genera)?