Asked by Tallon Woomer on May 31, 2024
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Why might natural selection have favored hands with fingers capable of precise movements in Homo erectus?
A) Fine motor control would facilitate tool use.
B) Precise movements would facilitate movement among tree branches.
C) Increased tool use would allow hominins to access more food.
D) a and c
E) a, b, and c
Precise Movements
Specific, deliberate, and carefully controlled physical actions executed by an organism or machine.
Homo Erectus
An extinct species of human that lived throughout most of the Pleistocene geological epoch, known for its upright walking ability.
Tool Use
The ability of an organism to use physical objects other than its own body parts as means to complete a task or solve a problem.
- Understand the importance of tool utilization and technological progress in the evolution of hominins.
- Recognize the principal anatomical characteristics that distinguish hominins and their evolutionary adaptations.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the importance of tool utilization and technological progress in the evolution of hominins.
- Recognize the principal anatomical characteristics that distinguish hominins and their evolutionary adaptations.
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