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2. Paleontology Jeopardy
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3. The characteristic of primates that gives them good depth perception

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

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

6. And the Question Is…
What is an opposable thumb?

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

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

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

10. And the Question Is…
What is the Chimpanzee?

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

13. And the Question Is…
What is the prosimians?

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

15. And the Question Is…
What is Lucy?

16. All hominids share this one important adaptation

17. And the Question Is…
What is bipedalism?

18. The first hominids lived on this continent

19. And the Question Is…
What is Africa?

20. TWO things that make Homo sapiens more advanced than other hominids

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

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

23. And the Question Is…
What is Homo habilis?

24. Where the supra-orbital ridge is
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Where the supra-orbital ridge is
located

25. And the Question Is…
What is above the eyes?

26. Why hominids probably lost their fur
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Why hominids probably lost their fur

27. And the Question Is…
To release body heat by sweating

28. The Mohawk-like bone on the top of some hominid skulls
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The Mohawk-like bone on the top of some hominid skulls

29. And the Question Is…
What is the sagittal crest?

30. The technical term for a muzzle or snout
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The technical term for a muzzle or snout

31. And the Question Is…
What is prognathism?

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33. The Geologic, Climate and Habitat change that lead to bipedalism.
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The Geologic, Climate and Habitat change that lead to bipedalism.

34. 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)?

35. This made bipedalism an advantage
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This made bipedalism an advantage

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

37. The reason why hominids do not have an opposable toe
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The reason why hominids do not have an opposable toe

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

39. Potpourri: $300
5-6 Million Years Ago

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

41. Potpourri: $400
100,000 years old

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

43. The first hominid species to leave Africa
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The first hominid species to leave Africa

44. And the Question Is…
What is Homo erectus?

45. CATEGORY: Misconceptions about Human Evolution
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CATEGORY: Misconceptions about Human Evolution

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