Biological Evolution of Humans

Question 1

Hominid

Answer 1

All extinct and living great apes.

Question 2

Hominin

Answer 2

Modern humans or our extinct ancestral relatives.

Question 3

Prognathism

Answer 3

The degree at with the maxilla and mandible extend beyond the face

Question 4

Biological evolution

Answer 4

Changes in traits/phenotypes that are due to changes in allele frequency/genetic changes passed on in genes from one generation to the next.

Question 5

Homo habilis

Answer 5

Age: between 2.4 and 1.6 mya
Locomotion: bipedal
Diet: Softer plants and some meat
Habitat: Wooded savannah

Question 6

Homo erectus

Answer 6

Age: 1.9 mya to 30,000 years ago
Locomotion: Fully bipedal
Diet: High quality omnivore
Habitat: open grasslands

Question 7

Homo neanderhalensis

Answer 7

Age: 350 - 28 kya
Locomotion: Fully bipedal
Diet: Varied
Habitat: Varied

Question 8

Homo sapiens

Answer 8

Age: 200 kya to present
Locomotion: Fully bipedal
Diet: Omnivorous
Habitat: varied and diverse