Humans

Question 1

What are the features of primates?

Answer 1

>2 nipples
>Reduced no. of young + extended parental care
>Binocular vision
>Nails not claws
>Opposable thumbs + toes

Question 2

What did new world monkeys evolve that less advanced primates don’t have?

Answer 2

Colour vision

Diurnal - active during day

Question 3

Which features do humans and apes share?

Answer 3

Large bodied
No tail
Large brain

Question 4

What are the features of chimps?

Answer 4

Share 94% of DNA w/ humans
Semi-terrestrial knuckle walkers
Omnivores
Gestural communication + facial expressions
Large societies w/ multiple males + females
Tool use 
Hunting 
Social violence

Question 5

When did tool use evolve?

When did forage on the ground + large social groups evolve?

When did hunting evolve?

Answer 5

Apes

Gorillas, chimps + humans
- NOT orang-utans

Humans + chimps

Question 6

Which features do humans have that other apes do not?

Answer 6

> bipedal locomotion
> naked bodies
> large brains
> large social groups
> pair bonds + parental care
> language, art, music, religion

Question 7

What is the oldest well-known hominin?

What are its features?

Answer 7

Ardipithecus ramidus

Chimp-size brain capacity
Human-like hands
Human-like hips
Opposable big toe

Question 8

Which species was the 1st to migrate out of Africa?

When was this?

Answer 8

Homo erectus

50-60,000 ya

Question 9

What are the characteristics of Homo erectus?

Answer 9

Sophisticated tools

Large brain

Question 10

What are the characteristics of Homo neanderthalensis?

Answer 10

> 99.5% genetically identical w/ Homo sapiens
Brain capacity comparable to H. sapiens or larger
Shorter but stronger + heavily built
Much bigger eyes
Ornaments
Graves
Art

Question 11

Why did it take Homo so long to move out of Africa?

Answer 11

Neanderthals were living in Asia

-> Homo couldn’t compete