Human Evolution

Question 1

What is a fossil

Answer 1

A fossil is a trace of an animal or plant that lived a very long time ago

Question 2

Fossils have been found that show humans what?

Answer 2

Shows how humans might have evolved from this ancestor

Question 3

What is ardi

Answer 3

Ardi is a fossil from Ethiopia

Question 4

How old is ardi fossil

Answer 4

4.4 million years old

Question 5

The structure of ardi feet suggests what

Answer 5

It suggests ardi climbed trees

Question 6

Why is Ardi was more an ape than a human ?

Answer 6

Because she had long arms and short legs

Question 7

The structure of her legs suggests what

Answer 7

It suggests that she walked upright like a human

Question 8

Who is Lucy

Answer 8

Lucy is a fossil from Ethiopia

Question 9

How old is Lucy

Answer 9

Lucy is 3.2 million years old

Question 10

What were Lucy’s feet more suitable for

Answer 10

They were suitable for walking than climbing

Question 11

The structure of Lucy’s leg bones suggests what?

Answer 11

It suggests that she was better walking upright than ardi

Question 12

Which scientists found 1.6 millions years old fossils

Answer 12

Richard Leakey

Question 13

What country did Richard Leakey and his team discover fossils

Answer 13

Kenya

Question 14

Name one of their finds

Answer 14

Turkana boy

Question 15

How old is Turkana boy

Answer 15

1.6 million years old

Question 16

Turkana boy features suggests he was more human than ape why is that?

Answer 16

This was suggested because he had short arms and legs which was more human like

Question 17

What type of brain size does Turkana boy have

Answer 17

He had a human brain size

Question 18

The structure of Turkana boys legs and feet suggests what

Answer 18

Suggests that he was even better at walking upright than Lucy