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Paleontology Jeopardy Primates $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Hominids $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Paleontology $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Potpourri $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 FINAL JEOPARDY

The characteristic of primates that gives them good depth perception

And the Question Is… What is Binocular (or 3D) vision?

Primates: $200 An adaptation that allows all primates to use their hands to grasp objects

And the Question Is… What is an opposable thumb?

Primates: $300 Baboons are an example of this primate group that have non-functioning tails

And the Question Is… What is an old world monkey?

DNA evidence shows that humans’ closest living relative is this Primates: $400 DNA evidence shows that humans’ closest living relative is this

And the Question Is… What is the Chimpanzee?

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Primates: $500 The most distant relatives to humans within the primate family.

And the Question Is… What is the prosimians?

Nickname for Australopithecus afarensis Hominids: $100 Nickname for Australopithecus afarensis

And the Question Is… What is Lucy?

All hominids share this one important adaptation

And the Question Is… What is bipedalism?

The first hominids lived on this continent

And the Question Is… What is Africa?

TWO things that make Homo sapiens more advanced than other hominids

And the Question Is… What is a larger brain, culture, or language

Hominids: $500 A group of hominids that were the first of our genus and were also nicknamed “handyman”

And the Question Is… What is Homo habilis?

Where the supra-orbital ridge is Paleontology: $100 Where the supra-orbital ridge is located

And the Question Is… What is above the eyes?

Why hominids probably lost their fur Paleontology: $200 Why hominids probably lost their fur

And the Question Is… To release body heat by sweating

The Mohawk-like bone on the top of some hominid skulls Paleontology: $300 The Mohawk-like bone on the top of some hominid skulls

And the Question Is… What is the sagittal crest?

The technical term for a muzzle or snout Paleontology: $400 The technical term for a muzzle or snout

And the Question Is… What is prognathism?

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The Geologic, Climate and Habitat change that lead to bipedalism. Paleontology: $500 The Geologic, Climate and Habitat change that lead to bipedalism.

And the Question Is… What is the Great Rift Valley in East Africa (geologic change)? What is the drying our of East Africa (climate change)? What is the formation of savanna in East Africa (habitat change)?

This made bipedalism an advantage Potpourri: $100 This made bipedalism an advantage

And the Question Is… What is being able to use hands for different tasks?

The reason why hominids do not have an opposable toe Potpourri: $200 The reason why hominids do not have an opposable toe

And the Question Is… What is to help keep balance while walking upright?

Potpourri: $300 5-6 Million Years Ago

And the Question Is… What is when humans and chimps shared a common ancestor?

Potpourri: $400 100,000 years old

And the Question Is… What is the date of the oldest Homo sapien fossil?

The first hominid species to leave Africa Potpourri: $500 The first hominid species to leave Africa

And the Question Is… What is Homo erectus?

CATEGORY: Misconceptions about Human Evolution FINAL JEOPARDY CATEGORY: Misconceptions about Human Evolution

FINAL JEOPARDY Why is the idea of finding a “missing link” between humans and monkeys not correct?