Human Evolution - FINAL UNIT

Question 1

What does it mean if an organism is bipedal?

Answer 1

Bipedal (walks on two legs).

Question 2

There have been at least ______ different species of hominids over the last five million years or so.

Answer 2

a dozen

Question 3

Which hominid proved that bipedalism was a lot older than we thought?

Answer 3

Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis)

Question 4

What proved that bipedalism was older than Lucy?

Answer 4

The Laetoli Footprints

Question 5

What was the first hominid discovered?

Answer 5

Homo habilisis (handy man) the earliest fossil discovered so far (2.3 million years old)

used simple tools

Question 6

What was Homo erectus like?

Answer 6

Homo erectus was a serious toolmaker and a fine hunter. Evidence also indicates that they were the first to use fire.

Question 7

Who did all humans descend from?

Answer 7

We find that all humans alive today, including us, descended from a SINGLE FEMALE. Scientists have called her “Eve”.