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- Subject: Biology
- AS: AS 91606
- Level: 3
- Credits: 4
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Biology 3.6 Demonstrate understanding of trends in human evolution
Key tips
- Attempt all questions, reading them carefully and make use of relevant resource material.
- When answering questions (resource-based questions especially), make sure your answers are specific rather than general. Refer to information given in the questions and justify your comments.
- The language for this subject is specific so you must learn the relevant terms and definitions. Refer to the glossary in your text book or provided by your teacher. Terms include: fossil, skeletal, anatomy, evolution, bipedalism, cultural evolution, biological evolution, tool technology, hominid, hominin, foramen magnum, posture, locomotion, Brocas and Wernicke, Homo skull, Paranthropus skull, endocranial features, dispersal, lineage, manipulative ability, abstract thought, domestication, and food-gathering.
- A common misunderstanding is that man has descended from the ape. This is a myth. The scientific theory of evolution states that modern humans have not evolved from modern apes, but both have evolved from a common ancestor. Remember this and use it as an example of divergent evolution.
