Human Evolution Flashcards
Distinguish the modern prosimians
Trashiers- owlish eyes, hang vertically, rat size, long legs,ears,tail.
Lemurs-log nose,fox tail, furry Coat
Lorises-inactive,hang horizontally
Differentiate between new world monkey as old world monkey
OWM- no prehensile tail, nostrils set close,face forward, bright coloured buttocks, patches of tough skin
NWM-have prehensile tail,nostrils set far apart & directed sideways, don’t have brightly coloured buttocks
Early hominoids are ?
Gibbon
Orangutan
Gorillas
Chimpanzees
Adaptions to aboreal life ?
- face forward binocular vision
- five digits containing apposable thumb
- long arms
Adaption to open plain life ?
- shorter about
- well balanced skull, vertical neck, erect posture lead to bipedalism
Arrange the hominids from oldest to youngest
- Ramapithecus
- Australopithecus
- Homo Habilis
- Homo erectus
- Homo sapien neanderthalensis
Name the hominids with their tools with their description
Homo Habilis - oldowan(round stone,1 cutting edge)
Homo erectus- achelian(tear-drop,double edge)
Neanderthal- mousterian(many cutting edges)
Who discovered fire ?
Homo erectus
Who buried their dead ?
Neanderthal man
What is cultural evolution ?
It is the transmission of information from one generation onto the next.
Why did people move to agriculture ?
- genetic accident with wheat
- climate change made crops suitable for environment
- ice age animals that were hunted may have disappeared during Climate change
What specie first associated itself with organised hunting ?
Homo habilis
What is batesians mimicry ?
It is the protective ressemblane in appearance by an unharmful species to a harmful one to avoid predators .
What is müllerian mimicry ?
The resemblance in appearance of two or more harmful species to share a protector
Characteristics of primates
- retained clavicle
- shoulder & elbow joint permit movement in many directions
- 5 digit on each foot/hand
- sensitive tactile pads
- nails instead of claws
