Primates and Homonids Practice Problems
Humans are triploblastic animals, meaning they have _______ during the embryonic phase
Africa has a higher degree of human genetic diversity than any other continent. This is consistent with the theory that modern humans have their origin in Africa. A small part of the population migrated out of Africa and reached new locations where they established their own population with lower genetic variability. This is an example of the:
Given the following illustration, when did Homo erectus diverge from Homo habilis?
The ancestors of modern humans arose in Africa. It took some time before some species such as Homo ergaster left Africa and expanded to Southern Eurasia. Why did it take so long for our ancestors to leave Africa?
What is the earliest observed difference between humans and their close relatives: the great apes?