Science - Year 6
Evolution and Inheritance – Block 6EI
The Game of Survival
Session 5
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Hominid evolution
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Estimated time period that species existed
Homo sapiens
Homo neanderthalensis Stocky, adapted to cold
Tools, social structures, possible rudimentary
language
Brain slightly larger than a human’s
Homo heidelbergensis Tools like those of Homo erectus
Found in Europe
Homo erectus (Java Man) Fairly modern human features
Brain 60-70% size of a human’s
Homo ergaster Small face and teeth
Brain 60% size of a human’s
Advanced tools such as hand axes
May have used fire
Homo habilis Brain 50% size of a human’s
Primitive stone tools
Australopithecus
africanus
Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy) Walked upright, 1.2-1.4m tall
Brain 35% size of a human’s
No good at using tools
Australopithecus anamensis Teeth adapted to eating tough food
Australopithecus ramidus Primitive teeth
Probably walked upright
Ardipithecus ramidus kadabba
Sahelanthropus tchadensis (Toumaï) Mix of chimp and human features
Brain similar size to a chimp’s
May have walked upright
Biscuit evolution: cladogram
Five different biscuits:
Which are closely related?
What common ‘ancestral’ features appeared along the way?
