Australopithecus afarensis
This is the name given to the female Australopithecus skeleton
Lucy
This is one main difference between an Australopithecus skull and a modern human skull (answers will vary)
Answers vary
Your skull's most important job is to protect your ________.
Brain
Did A.A. walk on 2 legs, or on all fours?
2 legs
These bones in the human skull are a lot more narrow than the ones in an Australopithecus skull
Cheekbones
True/False: Your skull is one big bone.
False; made up of many smaller bones
A.A. was about how tall:
A: 6 feet
B: 5'7"
C: 3'6"
C, 3'6"
Humans have a larger __________ than Australopithecus, which probably helped humans to survive when Australopithecus didn't.
Brain
Why is there a hole on the underside of a skull?
It's where the spine connects to the skull.
In what COUNTRY and on what CONTINENT was the Australophithecus skeleton found?
Ethiopia, Africa
Just like Australopithecus, modern humans' teeth are designed to eat ________.
Both meat and plants (omnivores)
True/False: The bones in your nose extend all the way to the tip of your nose.
False; the tip of your nose is made of cartilage, which is more flexible than bone
The Australopithecus skeleton is _______ years old.
3.2 million
What is one advantage modern humans would have over Australopithecus?
Answers vary
The correct term for the eye sockets in a skull is __________.
Orbits