Problem: Watch the video, "Bones: The Origins of Us"
If you are unable to view the embedded video above for any reason, the video can be accessed through the SLCC Library Videos. Select "Films on Demand" and search for "Bones: Origins of Us". You will need to scroll down the page a bit to find the correct video. Look for the video that is exactly 52 minutes long.
I. As you watch the film, answer the following questions:
- Compare and contrast Toumaï's skull with that of a chimpanzee. Need Assignment Help?
- In the film, you are shown a chimpanzee tibia, Lucy's (Australopithecus afarensis) tibia, and a human tibia. What does the shape of Lucy's tibia tell us about her?
- Describe the anatomical traits that allow Nariokotome Boy (and us) to run. What adaptations helped Nariokotome Boy become an endurance runner?
- What unique adaptations helped Homo habilis make and use stone tools?
- Summarize the sequence of adaptations that made bipedalism possible (from chimps to modern humans) and the selective pressures that brought them about.
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