BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION

Question 1

population that consists of organisms able to breed and produce fertile and viable offspring

Answer 1

species

Question 2

what is controversial aspect of Darwin’s theory of evolution?

Answer 2

the suggestion that one species could overtime evolve into another

Question 3

When does specialization of species occur?

Answer 3

if subgroups of species would find itself to a radically different environment

Question 4

these are the earliest members of the primate family hominidae

Answer 4

hominids

Question 5

Hominid and African ape linages separated 6-8 million years ago. Therefore it is manifested that _______________________

Answer 5

Hominid struggled and evolved to different group of species due to adaptation

Question 6

The existence of australopithecines were the introduction of what stage of human evolution?

Answer 6

Introduction to bipedalism

Question 7

What is the greatest discovery of Homo Erectus?

Answer 7

Fire

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the body size of a hominid.

Answer 8

Some of them are small as the mouse lemur and some were big as a male gorilla.

Question 9

The early tools were apparently made by striking stone with another stone. This technique is called _____________.

Answer 9

Percussion flaking

Question 10

Which of the following is the disadvantage of larger brain during the time of prehistoric evolution?

Answer 10

It requires greater metabolic energy

Question 11

It is the earliest members of the primate family hominidae.

Answer 11

Hominids

Question 12

Fruit eating primates have larger brains than leaf eating primates because _______________.

Answer 12

They receive more nutrients which is necessary for enlargement of capacity in memory

Question 13

Who are the first definite hominid?

Answer 13

Austrolopithecus

Question 14

Modern human specie with larger brain and refined posture when moving to one place to another.

Answer 14

Homo Sapiens

Question 14

Modern human specie with larger brain and refined posture when moving to one place to another.

Answer 14

Homo Sapiens

Question 15

contains humans, their immediate ancestors, and closed extinct relatives

Answer 15

hominid

Question 16

hominid has 2 generas

Answer 16

austrolophitecus and homo

Question 17

When did hominid and african age linages separate?

Answer 17

6-8 million years ago

Question 18

when was the earliest fossil founded?

Answer 18

5.5 million years ago

Question 19

What are the physical features of hominids?

Answer 19

1. Body size vary enormously
2. Brain size is same with body size
3. performs tool making
4. language

Question 20

Some have the average size of a mouse lemur, and some are 350 pounds of average gorilla

Answer 20

Hominids (body size vary enormously)

Question 21

3 factors to predict body size

Answer 21

1. Time of day specie is active
2. where it is active
3. the kinfd of food eaten

Question 22

nocturnal primated tend to have body size that are ________

Answer 22

small

Question 23

larger animals;_________

Answer 23

more absolute energy

Question 24

larger primates;_________

Answer 24

larger brain size

Question 25

larger brain is better but?

Answer 25

larger brain requires more metabolic energy

Question 26

fruit eating primates have larger brains than _______

Answer 26

leaf eating primates

Question 27

__________ use branches and strip leaves to catch termites from the mouth shaped nets.

Answer 27

chimpanzees

Question 28

true or false: only humans have symbolic language

Answer 28

true

Question 29

_____________ abilities pushed early humans to produce sounds and actions for communication process.

Answer 29

tool making

Question 30

looking up language

Answer 30

eagle call

Question 31

climbing trees language

Answer 31

leopard call

Question 32

first defined hominids

Answer 32

austrolophiticus

Question 33

similar with canines, flat and enamaled molars and parabolic dental arcs.

Answer 33

austrolophiticus

Question 34

FULLY BIPEDAL and capable of climbing and moving in trees which is confirmed from its arm and leg length

Answer 34

austrolophiticus

Question 35

known from tanzaniia, kenya, south africa

Answer 35

homo habilis

Question 36

what are the features of a homo habilis?

Answer 36

lightly built brain case, projecting face and jaws, large front teeth, powerful muscle arm, body size (25-40 kg)

Question 37

Why were homo habilis’ tool makers?

Answer 37

because they used it mainly for hunting

Question 38

they were more intelligent and orgnanized than hominids

Answer 38

homo habilis

Question 39

homo erectus or the pithecathropus erectus (erect ape man) was discovered by?

Answer 39

eugene dubois in 1891

Question 40

Where were homo erectus evidences found?

Answer 40

Java, China, Georgia and Africa which suggests that ancestors may have moved from africa to asia.

Question 41

what did the discovery of fire by homo erectus result to?

Answer 41

it resulted to the change in their diet and eating patterns

Question 42

Features:

skull was long, low and thickly walled
skulls was pentagonal shape, formed a rounded ridge in the middle (sagitall keel)
small teeth
first to have third molars smaller than first and second mollar
jaw was lighter and thinner
SMALLER BRAIN THAN AVERAGE HUMAN, but more organized brain than austrolophiticus
Nose was projected unlike the flat nose of austrolophiticus

Answer 42

homo erectus

Question 43

Also called modern humans

Answer 43

homo sapiens

Question 44

Where did homo sapiends evolve?

Answer 44

In africa

Question 45

They have larger brains that sizes abour 1300 cubic cm and its jaws are less structured

Answer 45

homo sapiends

Question 46

____________________ is unifying force in modern biology

Answer 46

evolution

Question 47

____________ helps in creating species suitable for environment

Answer 47

natural selection