Grasshoppers

Today in class we handed in UP Pages 42-47 and got 23.6- Check My Understanding stamped. Then, we took some notes on primates. Here is a summary:
What is a Primate?
A Primate has:

• Binocular Vision
• Developed Brain
• Long Fingers and Toes
• Rotating Shoulders

What Makes Us Human?
- Characteristics of the Hominine Family

• Bipedal
• Opposable Thumps
• Larger Brains

Hominine Evolution

• Ardipithecus Ramedus "Ardi"-4.4 Mya
• Australopithecus Afrensis "Lucy" - 3.2 Mya
• Homo Habilis "Handy Man" - 2 Mya (Used tools, First genus of homo)
• Homo Erectus "Java Man"-1 Mya (First to use fire)
• Homoneanderthalensis - 200,000 years ago
• Homo Sapien (Modern Human)- 100,000 years ago

Chimps are our closest relative, we did NOT evolve from them.
The last thing we did in class was The Variation in Grasshoppers Lab. We had to measure the lengths of adult size femurs and find the average size.
Homework:
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