Swyk 3

Question 1

What does Australopithecus mean?

Answer 1

Southern ape

Question 2

What does afarensis mean?

Answer 2

Refers to the afar triangle located in Ethiopia

Question 3

Who is Lucy

Answer 3

A Australopithecus Afarensis discovered by Donald Johansson

Question 4

How tall were Australopithecus Afarensis

Answer 4

3-4 feet tall

Question 5

Australopithecus Afarensis brain size

Answer 5

1/3 of a human brain

Question 6

Could Australopithecus Afarensis speak

Answer 6

Likely not

Question 7

How long wereAA’s arms

Answer 7

Long like apes

Question 8

What species did AA’s hands and feet look like

Answer 8

Humans

Question 9

How did AA’s face look

Answer 9

Large head with forehead and jaw jutting out

Question 10

Was AA able to walk on two feet? What is that called

Answer 10

Yes they were biped

Question 11

Advantages of being biped

Answer 11

Can defend themselves with they’re hands
Can gather food more easily

Question 12

What does homo mean?

Answer 12

Man

Question 13

What does habilis mean

Answer 13

Handy

Question 14

Who found Homo Habilis

Answer 14

Louis and Mary Leakey

Question 15

Why was HH nicknamed handyman?

Answer 15

They made and used tools

Question 16

Was HH able to walk on two feet?

Answer 16

Yes they were biped

Question 17

When did HH live

Answer 17

1.5-2.5 million years ago

Question 18

How tall was HH ?

Answer 18

Taller than Lucy

Question 19

Were HH human like?

Answer 19

More human like than AA

Question 20

How big were HH’s brains

Answer 20

Twice the size of AA

Question 21

Did HH live in groups?

Answer 21

Likely yes

Question 22

Advantages of living in groups?

Answer 22

Could collect food over large areas
Could work together to defend animals

Question 23

What tools did HH have?

Answer 23

Cutting tools for tearing meat
Crushing tools for bone marrow
Digging tools for digging traps for small animals