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24 Cards in this Set
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FOSSIL |
AN IMPRESSION OR REMAINS OF AN ORGANISM THAT LIVED IN THE PAST |
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BIPEDAL |
WALKING ON 2 FEET |
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PALEOANTHROPOLOGIST |
SCIENTISTS THAT STUDY ANCIENT HUMANS |
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HOMINID |
BIPEDAL PRIMATE- ONLY HOMINID TODAY IS HOMO SAPIEN |
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FITNESS |
BEST TRAITS TO SURVIVE THE ENVIRONMENT |
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WHY ARE MUTATIONS IMPORTANT TO NATURAL SELECTION? |
VARIATION IS A REQUIREMENT OF NATURAL SELECTION & MUTATIONS CAUSE VARIATION. WITHOUT MUTATIONS THERE WOULD BE NO VARIATION AND NO NATURAL SELECTION |
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DESCRIBE TYPES OF ALTERED FOSSILS |
MOLDS- EMPTY SPACE LEFT IN A ROCK AFTER AN ORG. DIES/DECAYS CASTS- MINERALS FILL IN THE MOLD IN THE SHAPE OF THE ORG. IMPRINT- FOSSILIZED IMPRESSION OR PRINT PETRIFICATION- ORGANIC MATERIAL IS REPLACED WITH MINERALS |
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LIST TYPES OF UNALTERED FOSSILS |
SHARKS TEETH PRESERVED IN ICE PRESERVED IN AMBER MUMMIFICATION |
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RADIOACTIVE DATING |
TECHNIQUE USED TO DETERMINE THE AGE OF FOSSILS |
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LIST THE 4 MAJOR ERAS FROM OLDEST TO MOST RECENT |
PRECAMBRIAN PALEOZOIC MESOZOIC CENOZOIC |
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PUT THESE IN ORDER, FROM OLDEST TO MOST RECENTLY APPEARING: - DINOSAURS - FISH - WATER PLANTS - BACTERIA - ANCIENT HUMANS |
BACTERIA WATER PLANTS FISH DINOSAURS ANCIENT HUMANS |
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DESCRIBE HOW FACIAL FEATURES EVOLVED OVER TIME, FROM ANCIENT HUMANS TO MODERN DAY HUMANS |
LESS PROMINENT BROW RIDGE FLATTER FACE INCREASED CRANIAL CAPACITY SMALLER/LESS SHARP TEETH |
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LIST & EXPLAIN ANATOMICAL CHANGES THAT WERE NEEDED IN ORDER TO BE A BIPED |
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WHY WOULD BEING A BIPED BE AN ADVANTAGE OVER BEING A QUADRAPED? |
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LIST CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMANS (HOMO) |
- BIPEDAL - MORE SKILLED USE OF HANDS - BIGGER BRAIN (TOOL USE) - WRITTEN LANGUAGE |
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LIST CHARACTERISTICS OF PRIMATES |
- NAILS, NOT CLAWS - OPPOSABLE THUMBS - 3D VISION - FRONTAL VISION - FEWER YOUNG - 2 MAMMARY GLANDS |
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OLDEST HOMINID FOUND |
SAHELANTHROPUS TCHADENSIS (TOUMAI) |
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BRAIN SIZE LARGER THAN CURRENT HUMANS |
NEANDERTHAL |
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"HANDY MAN" |
HOMO HABILIS |
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"UPRIGHT MAN" |
HOMO ERECTUS |
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AS HOMINIDS EVOLVED, WHAT MAJOR ADVANCES WERE SEEN? |
BIGGER BRAIN BETTER BIPEDALISM HUNTING/FIRE/TOOLS SHELTER CLOTHING LANGUAGE |
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WHAT IS NATURAL SELECTION? |
THOSE BEST SUITED FOR THE ENVIRONMENT ARE MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE, WHICH MEANS THEY CAN REPRODUCE MORE, PASSING ON THEIR FIT TRAITS. OVER TIME THAT TRAIT WILL BE MORE COMMON IN THE POPULATION |
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WHAT ARE THE 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL SELECTION? |
- HERITABLE VARIATION - DIFFERENT SURVIVAL & REPRODUCTION |
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LIST EVIDENCE FOR THE AGE OF THE EARTH |
- CUTTING OF CANYONS - SEDIMENTATION - EROSION OF MOUNTAINS/SEA CLIFFS - ADVANCE/RETREAT OF GLACIERS - CONTINENTAL DRIFT |
