Set: Human Evolution

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Acheulia Tool culture of Homo erectus and archaic H. sapiens. Pear shaped hand axes
Ape Includes gorilla, orangutan, gibbon and chimpanzee. No tail, large brain; brachiating knuckle walkers
Australopithecus Group of extinct omnivorous bipedal hominins. Includes A. anamensis, afarensis, africanus and others
Biological evolution evolution of bone, muscle, physiology and inherited behaviour
Bipedalism Walking on two legs; Australopithecus, Paranthropus and Homo genuses
Brachiation Swinging by arms as apes do
Broca's Area Area of brain that produces speech; as it develops leaves an indent on the cranium cavity
Burin Tool used for making holes in skins
Condyle Buttress of bone on the base of the femur. Humans have this on the outer base and apes have it on the inner. It prevents collapse of the knee inwards
Cultural Evolution Evolution of culture; weapons, tools, art, music and ritual
Foramen magnum Opening in the skull for attachment of the spinal cord
Mousterian Tool culture of Neanderthals
Mesolithic Middle Stone Age; fishing and foraging for wild grains
Neolithic New Stone Age; agriculture
Olduwan Tool culture of Homo habilis
Paleolithic Old Stone Age
Paranthropus Genus of vegetarian hominins includes P.aethiopicus, robustus and boisei
Prognathism Having a protruding muzzle
Quern stone Rounded stone used for grinding grains into flour
Sexual dimorphism Where the male is larger and has structural differences from the female
Upper Paleolithic Culture of the Homo sapiens
Valgus Angle Carrying angle; the angle less than 180' between the femur and tibia. Indicates bipedalism
Wernicke's area Area in the brain concerned with recognition of speech
Zygomatic arch Bone structure on side of cheeck through which the chewing muscles go

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Created November 2, 2007
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Tags biology, evolution, human, development
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Definitions about Human Evolution from my Year 13 Biology class

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  1. Upper Paleolithic → Culture of the Homo sapiens - 5 misses
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  4. Paleolithic → Old Stone Age - 3 misses
  5. Acheulia → Tool culture of Homo erectus and archaic H. sapiens. Pear shaped hand axes - 2 misses
  6. Australopithecus → Group of extinct omnivorous bipedal hominins. Includes A. anamensis, afarensis, africanus and others - 2 misses
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