What is the effect of shrinking sea ice on global temperatures? Why?
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Shrinking sea ice means that the ice is melting. If the ice melts, then that
means the atmosphere is warming. If the atmosphere is warming, then the
sea level rises.
,Dorundon
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- 41 mya
- More whale-like
- Open ocean swimmer
- Flippers
Homo Sapiens
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- 100,00 to 30,000 years ago
- Brain: bigger, more adaptable, faster learner, more complex
- Complex tool making for spearing
- Social: Communication, trade, large communities
- Diet: Diverse and adaptable food; needed less food than Neanderthals
Describe an early horse with respect to legs, teeth, and diet.
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- Small
- 4 toes
- browser: low crowned, pointed teeth, u-shaped jaws
- similar to modern goat
,How did Oldowan and Acheulean tools and tool use differ?
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- Oldowan: older and used for scraping meat off bones
- Acheulean: were for hunting
Why does Earth have seasons?
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Earth's axis rotation and orbit around the sun.
Pakicetus
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- 55-40 mya
- Looks like a rat /Labrador
- Long snout and teeth
- Hear underwater
- Better terrestrial walker than swimmer
What is Ardipithecus ramidus? List some of the new discoveries.
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, - Transitional one to big hands and feet
- hands/feet nearly identical to chimp
- canines to intimidate other males
- lived in trees, could walk
- sexual selection
Describe some basic trends in horse evolution (legs, size, mouth, teeth). Describe the
changes to horse legs over the last 55 million years of evolution.
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-Teeth became high crowned
- Narrower, U-shaped mouths
- Forests to grasslands
- Longer legs with hoofs, reduction of digits
What is the significance of the shape of the pelvic canal in comparison of a modern
woman and Lucy on Earth?
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A larger pelvic canal in modern women indicate larger brain to be birthed
What characteristics do you share with Theridonts (Therapsids)?
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Shrinking sea ice means that the ice is melting. If the ice melts, then that
means the atmosphere is warming. If the atmosphere is warming, then the
sea level rises.
,Dorundon
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- 41 mya
- More whale-like
- Open ocean swimmer
- Flippers
Homo Sapiens
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- 100,00 to 30,000 years ago
- Brain: bigger, more adaptable, faster learner, more complex
- Complex tool making for spearing
- Social: Communication, trade, large communities
- Diet: Diverse and adaptable food; needed less food than Neanderthals
Describe an early horse with respect to legs, teeth, and diet.
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- Small
- 4 toes
- browser: low crowned, pointed teeth, u-shaped jaws
- similar to modern goat
,How did Oldowan and Acheulean tools and tool use differ?
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- Oldowan: older and used for scraping meat off bones
- Acheulean: were for hunting
Why does Earth have seasons?
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Earth's axis rotation and orbit around the sun.
Pakicetus
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- 55-40 mya
- Looks like a rat /Labrador
- Long snout and teeth
- Hear underwater
- Better terrestrial walker than swimmer
What is Ardipithecus ramidus? List some of the new discoveries.
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, - Transitional one to big hands and feet
- hands/feet nearly identical to chimp
- canines to intimidate other males
- lived in trees, could walk
- sexual selection
Describe some basic trends in horse evolution (legs, size, mouth, teeth). Describe the
changes to horse legs over the last 55 million years of evolution.
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-Teeth became high crowned
- Narrower, U-shaped mouths
- Forests to grasslands
- Longer legs with hoofs, reduction of digits
What is the significance of the shape of the pelvic canal in comparison of a modern
woman and Lucy on Earth?
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A larger pelvic canal in modern women indicate larger brain to be birthed
What characteristics do you share with Theridonts (Therapsids)?
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