Paleoanthropology
What are hominins?
Human-like ancestors
All populations have Neanderthal genes exception for ________________.
Africans
What do primatologists do?
Study the anatomy and behaviour of primates.
What are the two types of variation?
Phenotype and Genotype
Who found Lucy's remains?
Donald Johanson
The oldest neanderthal appears to be ______ years old.
50
Some primatologists live in the wildness to learn about the primate they are studying. This is known as __________________.
Participant Observation
What does the rule of environmental fitness say?
An animal is more likely to survive if they adapt to their environment.
What is bipedalism?
The ability to walk on two legs.
Neanderthals have a _________ chin.
Small
What type of primate did Sue-Savage Rumbaugh study in her lab?
Bonobo Monkeys
Which beetle has a higher environmental fitness? Green or brown?
What did they find in Selam's remains that shows she had the ability to speak?
Hyoid Bone
Where is the Shanidar Cave (cave that had a Neanderthal cemetery) located?
Iraq
Which primatologist studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda and was murdered at her research centre?
Dian Fossey
Which rule of natural selection says that a parent will pass down its traits to its offspring?
Heritability
What was the name of the last hominin that was discovered in 2009?
Ardi
Neanderthals are not humans, they are _____________.
Hominins
Who conducted the lab experiment on capuchin monkeys to see if they could spend and budget money?
Keith Chen
What are the three rules of natural selection?
Variation, Heritability, Environmental Fitness