Name the common ancestor of great apes and man.

Q: Describe a “modern human” (Homo sapiens)

A: The first part of binomial name is a generic name that identifies the genus of a species, while the…

Q: How does the fact that all ethnic groups except Africans contain some Neanderthal DNA (1–4 percent…

A: Modern humans (Homo sapiens) were evolved in Africa around 2,00,000 years ago during the…

Q: Name the study of human origin and evolution known as.

A: The primate evolution began in Africa and there are several excavated evidence to support this…

Q: Who gave the scientific name homo sapiens to man?

A: The species that we and all other living human beings on this planet belong to is Homo sapiens. Homo…

Q: Arrange the early species of Homo in evolutionary order ?

A: Homo species is otherwise known as hominin. It is considered a successful genus till date. The early…

Q: Do you beleive that humans evolve from apes? If so why are there is still apes?

A: No, i don't believe humans evolved from apes. Humans evolved alongside of apes.

Q: According to the fossil record, what did the common ancestors of modern whales and dolphins look…

A: Evolution is the orderly change from one form to another form.

Q: What was the most common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans: a chimpanzee, a human, or neither?…

A: Hominoids such as gibbons (lesser apes) and the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans)…

Q: Outline the evolution of humans from early primates.Include in your discussion such features as…

A: BASIC INFORMATION  EVOLUTION The theory of evolution was first given by the Jean Baptist de Lamark.…

Q: What is the common ancestor of humans and apes?

A: The biological transformation of a species through time is referred to as evolution. Evolution aids…

Q: Which of the following pairs are the best examples of homologous structures? owl wing and hornet…

A: Homologous structures are structures that are similar and are seen in related organisms. The…

Q: What was the common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans: a chimpanzee, a human, or neither? Explain…

A: Ancestors of Chimp & human:                  The bonding between two species is compiled into a…

Q: What does hindlimb shape say about the ancestry of dolphins and other cetaceans?

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Q: Is the inability to make vitamin C likely a homologous or analogous trait for humans and orangutans…

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Q: What does the nostril position say about the ancestry of dolphins and other cetaceans.

A: Cetaceans are aquatic marine mammals.  In this group it contains dolphins and whales. they are…

Q: What hypothesis did Alfred Russel Wallace make about the uniquebirds and mammals on either side of…

A: Alfred Russel Wallace proposed the idea of the Wallace line in the Malay archipelago. The Wallace…

Q: Determine whether each of the following traits are the result of convergent evolution?

A: Convergent evolution is the process where distantly related organisms independently evolve from…

Q: What are the evidences that humans did not evolve from monkeys? Why do other people say that we…

A: Introduction:Evolution refers to the change in the species with time. Every single species living on…

Q: Name the species of human beings which is most closely related to modern man.

A: Evolution is the process of change in the characteristics of a species over several generations. All…

Q: What period did modern humans evolve?

A: Modern human beings are classified under the Tribe: Hominini under the Suborder: Anthropoidea of…

Q: How do you define Homo Sapiens?

A: Homo sapiens is the only extant human species. The term was introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

Q: Explain how the modern day whale evolved from a land mammal.

A: Evolution is described as a change in a biological population's heritable features across…

Q: Below is a phylogenetic tree of primates. Bush babies, lemurs, pottos Tarsiers Monkeys Gibbons…

A: In phylogenetic tree :- Taxon is identified on the basis of :- A ) Monophyletic B ) Polyphyletic C )…

Q: What are the genetic changes thatallow the repurposing of existing bodyparts during evolution? For…

A: Evolution is a process that results in changes in the genetic material of a population over time. It…

Q: what is the most recent common ancestor for primates ?

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Q: Did humans evolve from chimpanzees? Explain.

A: Introduction  Taxonomy is the branch of science which deals with the classification of organisms in…

Q: Is the frog an ancestor of humans? Explain.

A: Despite belonging to different classes with the animal kingdom frogs(class: amphibia) , humans (…

Q: What is the phylogenetic relationship between Homo heidelbergensis, H. sapiens, and  H.…

A: Homo heidelbergensis began to develop regional differences that eventually gave rise to two species…

Q: Which gene family was found to control the development and differentiation of limbs in vertebrate…

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Q: Given the distribution of Hox genes among animals, what would you predict about the number and type…

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A: Mammals and Reptiles diverged in the carboniferous period which occured aprroximately 325 million…

Q: Discuss the origin of modern humans.

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Q: How would cladists and evolutionary taxonomists differ in their interpretations of the statement…

A: Evolution is the process of heritable change in the characteristics of an organism. Such changes…

Q: Did humans evolve from chimpanzees or do humans and chimpanzees share a common ancestor?

A: Evolution is the study of origin of Earth, origin of life on earth and the relationship between all…

Q: Are horses and donkeys members of the same species? Why?

A: Equine and horse-like mammals belong to the Equidae family of odd-toed ungulate mammals. Horses,…

Q: Dolphins and fish have similar body shapes. Is this homologous or analogous trait?

A: The given similar character that is similar body shape with Dolphins and Fish should be represent…

Q: Who are the fossils “Ardi” and “Lucy”? Elaborate on the roles each played in the reconstruction of…

A: The Ardi is the  female skeleton which is 4.4 million years old, 1.2 million years older than the…

Q: Name the theory of evolution given by lamarck.

A: The subfield of biology that involves the study of speciation, common descent, and natural selection…

Q: Name the common ancestor of apes & man?

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Q: How giraffe's neck gets longer and longer using the theories of Darwin and Lamarck?

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Q: Explain the misconception on why the Theory of Evolution is deemed as "just a theory" rather than as…

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Primate evolution

Primates are a relatively new species and first appeared in the fossil record nearly 55 million years ago. They may have originated as far back as the cretaceous period. Their fossils were observed in North America, Asia, and Europe. Long before the first monkeys and their prosimian relatives developed, most animal species thrived and died. The first primates did not exist until about 50-55 million years ago, even though the planet is 4.54 billion years old and the first life goes back at least 3.5 billion years. Dinosaurs had been extinct for 10 to 15 million years when this happened.