please answer the fallowing questions
- How long ago did our ancestors appear in the fossil record? Which species is likely our immediate ancestor? (5 points)
- How are new species formed? What conditions are needed? (2 points)
- Describe the evolutionary relationship between modern humans and the living apes. How are we related to gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos? (3 points)
- Explain what each term means in science: hypothesis, theory, fact. (2 points)
Next, choose 4 of the following questions to answer in a paragraph or two. Fully answer all parts of the questions. Up to 7 points each. 28 points total. everyone answer number
1.
How are prosimians different from other primates?
What primates alive today are considered prosimians?
What happened to all the prosimians around the world around 40mya?
Why are prosimians today only found in Madagascar and some other isolated ecosystems?
2.
Contrast Apes and Monkeys.
Discuss the key similarities and differences in morphology and behavior between the two groups, using the taxonomy laid out in your textbook.
Next, if you were given a skull only, how could you tell if it were an ape or monkey (what features would you look for, and how would they be different)?
3.
Compare modern populations with pre agricultural populations. Discuss diseases, height, overall health, longevity, and teeth. What are the most important differences in lifestyle that lead to these differences? When thinking of agriculturalists and foragers: Who is healthier and why?
4.
Does race exist? Why or why not? Support your discussion with data from your book or the articles assigned. Make an argument based on evidence. Do not just discuss your opinion.
5.
Choose either the Recent African Origin, Multiregional Continuity, or Assimilation model and describe why you think it is the best model for the evolution of modern Homo Sapiens. Be sure to discuss BOTH fossil and genetic evidence in your answer.
6.
Try to imagine what humans will be like in 1.5 million years.
What physical traits will change in modern Homo Sapiens?
Why do you think that these changes will occur-what factors will lead to the evolution of new/different traits? Think about primarily physiological changes, but you may also include social or behavioral changes as a supplement.
Which of the ‘four’ces of evolution will be most important for these changes as the human race continues to evolve and adapt?
7.
Compare Australopiths, early Homo, Homo erectus, and Archaic Sapiens. What do we know about each group, and how do we know it? What features do all three groups share, and what sets them apart from one another?
8.
Choose three species from this semester to discuss in detail. One should be a living primate, one should be a fossil primate, and the third should be a fossil hominid. For each species, describe their relationship to modern humans, their likely locomotion pattern, and evolutionary path (as in: are they still around/ if so, how?, are they extinct/if so. why? Out of the three you chose, which two are most closely related? (describe their relationship). Finally, out of the three, Which one is/was the most successful, and why?
9. (Extra credit)
Watch the BBC documentary titled HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN LIVE ON PLANET EARTH? (with David Attenborough). Provide a list of notes you took while watching the film. Be sure to make your notes thorough. Record facts you learn while watching. After watching, combine your notes into a neat list, and write a paragraph or two discussing the following: What caused these population problems in the first place? What impact does a larger human population on the planet have on other species and our own access to resources? what do you think the answer to the title question is? Discuss what could/should be done about the human population on planet earth? What will work? (copy the link below to your browser to log in and watch, or search up the film on another platform).
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