HUMAN BIOLOGY
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Author: Mader
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Chapter 23.5, Problem 3CYP
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To determine:
The difference between homo habilis and australopithecines.
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The earliest fossils of Homo were found in Tanzania, South Africa, and Ethiopia. These fossils are around 1.9 to 1.6 million years ago. The fist species of Homo found was Homo habilis. The older fossils of these species resembled australopithecines and the younger fossils resembled Homo erectus .
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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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