Ardipithecus Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

__ is now considered to be the oldest member of the human tribe. - Ardipithecus Kadabba ___ is the first step in adaptive radiation. - Increase in population size ___ is the main effect of introduced pigs on islands. - Habitat destruction ___ is the oldest species in the genus Homo. - Habilis ___ were introduced to Bermuda to control introduced Anolis lizards. - Great Kiskadees ___ were introduced to cane fields in Australia to control cane grubs - Cane

ANTHROPOLOGY EXAM 3 WVU WITH CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS what makes us human? Bipedalism, brains, skulls, Childhood dependency, tools, teeth biopedalism stresses the advantages it provided in a habitat increasingly dominated by dry, savanna-like conditions. Brains and skulls Early hominins had very small brains, Brain size has increased during hominin evolution, especially with the advent of the genus Homo. Childhood dependency Compared with the young of other primates, human children h...

_____ are keystone species in many new world tropical forests. correct answers Figs _____ (family) families of Marsupials occur(s) in Africa. correct answers 0 _____ (family) families of Marsupials occur(s) in Australia. correct answers 15 _____ (family) families of Marsupials occur(s) in South America. correct answers 3 _____ are a species that is causing widespread destruction of habitat in the Tundra. correct answers (not muskoxen) (not reindeer) _____ are the most arboreal Old...

When did ardipithecus exist? A) 3.5-2.2 mya B) 5.8-4.4 mya C) 2.0-1.0 mya D) 10 mya - ANSWERB) 5.8-4.4 mya What are the two distinct hominin groups? A) Ergaster B) Early Homo and A. Boisei C) Erectus D) Lucy and H. Erectus E) All of the above - ANSWERE) All of the above What was australopithecus garhi associated with? A) Ethiopian stone tools and animal remains B) Skull development in early primates C) Darwinism D)Human biological plasticity E) Osteometry - ANSWERA) Ethiopian...

Anthropology 105 Exam 3 Latest Update Graded A+ Chronology of Hominin Evolution: Miocene (23 - 5 m.y.a.) (Tertiary Period) Chronology of Hominin Evolution: Pleistocene (2 m.y.a. to 10,000 BP) (Ice ages) Chronology of Hominin Evolution: Recent (10,000 BP to present The most important epochs for study of hominin evolution are the? Miocene, Pleistocene, Recent Hominin: Term Term hominin used to designate the human line after its split from ancestral chimps Definition: Hominid...

free hands to gather food, use tools, scan horizon for predatorsAdvantages of Bipedalism: Advantages to Bigger Brain:More Intelligent, art and communication Anthropoids includeincluded monkeys, apes, and humans Ardipithecus ramidus-ARDI4.4-5 mya. bipedal, good tree climber, grasping big toe, wooldand omnivore, reduced canines, brain only 300-350 CM. Mosaic evolution Arm/leg length signs of upright walkinglonger legs compared shorter arms- arm/leg length is more equal in primates

BIOB100 Exam 2 Questions With Accurate Answers. Birds- Scientists interested - answerRobust flight, wide distribution - research- conservation Birds- Origin - answerTheropods Mammal- First fossil Record - answerCynodontia Birds- Characteristics - answerVertebrates, bipedal, heterotrophs, endothermic Function of feathers - answer- flight - insulation - waterproofing - signaling - protection Mammals- Characteristics - answer1. Milk production 2. Fur 3. Large brains 4. Specialized tee...

_____ are keystone species in many new world tropical forests. correct answers Figs _____ (family) families of Marsupials occur(s) in Africa. correct answers 0 _____ (family) families of Marsupials occur(s) in Australia. correct answers 15 _____ (family) families of Marsupials occur(s) in South America. correct answers 3 _____ are a species that is causing widespread destruction of habitat in the Tundra. correct answers (not muskoxen) (not reindeer) _____ are the most arboreal Old...

Erectus face, teeth and jaws larger than australopithecines - ANSWERWhich of the following was not a biological or cultural change that allowed Homo Erectus to venture out of Africa? Variety within the population and competition for resources - ANSWERThere must be ____ for natural selection to work on a given population? Habilis - ANSWERWhich species was first identified with oldowan tool technology? Oldowan pebble tool - ANSWERA. garhi used what kind of tool? Cave art - ANSWERWhich ...

Nutrigenomics - The relationship between genes and diet Diet - Individually what someone eats Cuisine - Collectively what a population eats Physical Environment - Why do we grow what we do? Climate, soil, water, plant life, animal life. Socioeconomic environment - Broader economic and political environment affects access to food. Sociocultural Environment - Technology, social organization, and ideology Technology - A society's technology interacts with other aspects of culture (ex. fire) ...