Fossil Evidence For Human Evolution

Question 1

What do fossils suggest to us

Answer 1

It gives us clue about what human ancestors were like

Question 2

What do we get as evidence from fossils

Answer 2

It suggests that humans and chimpanzees evolved from a common ancestor that existed 6 million years ago

Question 3

What are human beings and their ancestors are known as?

Answer 3

Hominids fossils

Question 4

Why are they hominid fossils

Answer 4

Beaches there are several different hominid species that have been found

Question 5

What does the fossil characteristics show

Answer 5

That between ape and humans, you can see how humans have evolved over time

Question 6

Who is the first fossil Hominid and when was it around

Answer 6

Ardi, 4.4 million years old

Question 7

Where was Ardi found

Answer 7

She was found Ethiopia

Question 8

What do Ardi’s features show

Answer 8

They are a mixture of those found in humans and apes

Question 9

What does the structure of Ardi’s feet suggest

Answer 9

That she climbed trees— she had an ape like big toe to grasp branches

Question 10

What was Ardi’s brain size similar to

Answer 10

A chimpanzee

Question 11

What else did Ardi have

Answer 11

Long arms and short legs ( more like an ape than a human )

Question 12

What did the structure of Ardi’s legs suggest

Answer 12

That she walked upright like a human

Question 13

What does the structure of Ardi’s hand homes suggest

Answer 13

She didn’t use her hands to help her walk ( like apes do )

Question 14

What is the name of the next Hominid discovered after Ardi? And when were they around

Answer 14

Lucy, 3.2 million years old

Question 15

Where was Lucy discovered

Answer 15

Ethiopia

Question 16

What does Lucy have a mixture of

Answer 16

Human and ape features, but is more human like than Ardi

Question 17

What did Lucy’s feet look like and what were they adapted for

Answer 17

She had arched feet, this allowed her to adapt to waking then climbing

Question 18

What didn’t Lucy have on her feet

Answer 18

No ape like big toe

Question 19

What was significant about Lucy’s arms and legs

Answer 19

It’s what you would expect to find in apes and humans

Question 20

What was different about Lucy’s brain than Ardi’s

Answer 20

Her brain was slightly larger than Ardi’s but still a similar size to a chimp’s brain

Question 21

How did we know that Lucy walked upright

Answer 21

The structure of Lucy’s leg bones, but more efficiently than Ardi

Question 22

What was the first find Leaky found and when was it?

Answer 22

Turkana Boy, 1.6 million year old

Question 23

What was Turkana Boy’s features

Answer 23

He has a mixture of human and ape like features , but is more human like than Lucy

Question 24

What was significant about Turkana Boy’s short arms and long legs suggest?

Answer 24

That they are much more human like than an ape but his brain size is much larger than Lucy’s ( more similar to human brain size )

Question 25

How was Turkana Boy’s even better adapted to

Answer 25

The structure of his feet and legs suggest he was better adapted to walking upright than Lucy