HUMAN BIOLOGY
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Author: Mader
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Chapter 23.4, Problem 3CYP
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The importance of discovery of Lucy in the study of human evolution.
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Lucy refers to the hominin female whose fossils were discovered in 1974 in Africa. Her scientific name was Australopithecus afarensis . She is assumed to live 3.2 million years ago. Her discovery helped to solve many questions regarding human evolution.
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HUMAN BIOLOGY
Ch. 23.1 - Describe the conditions of the early Earth’s...Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 23.1 - Prob. 3LOCh. 23.1 - Prob. 4LOCh. 23.1 - Discuss why chemical evolution was necessary...Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 23.1 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 23.2 - Prob. 1LOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 23.2 - Discuss how the fossil record, biogeography, and...
Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 4LOCh. 23.2 - Define biological evolution and explain its two...Ch. 23.2 - Describe the types of evidence that support...Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 23.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 23.3 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 23.3 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 23.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 23.4 - Prob. 2LOCh. 23.4 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 23.4 - Name three features characteristic of hominins.Ch. 23.4 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 23.5 - Explain the adaptations of Homo erectus.Ch. 23.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 23.5 - Prob. 3LOCh. 23.5 - Prob. 1BTSCh. 23.5 - Prob. 2BTSCh. 23.5 - Prob. 1BTBCh. 23.5 - Prob. 2BTBCh. 23.5 - Prob. 3BTBCh. 23.5 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 23.5 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 23.5 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 23.5 - Prob. 4CYPCh. 23.5 - Prob. 5CYPCh. 23 - Prob. 1ACh. 23 - Prob. 2ACh. 23 - Prob. 3ACh. 23 - 4. The fossil record offers direct evidence for...Ch. 23 - 5. A history of how species change over time...Ch. 23 - Prob. 6ACh. 23 - Prob. 7ACh. 23 - Prob. 8ACh. 23 - Prob. 9ACh. 23 - Prob. 10ACh. 23 - Prob. 11ACh. 23 - Prob. 12ACh. 23 - Prob. 13ACh. 23 - Prob. 14ACh. 23 - Prob. 15ACh. 23 - According to the fossil record. which of these...Ch. 23 - Bipedalism has many selective advantages,...Ch. 23 - In studying recent fossils of the genus Homo, such...Ch. 23 - Prob. 3TC
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