History

Answer one of the following using Chapter 5, 6, or 7 and videos:

1) Following up on Primate Week- watch the full video of Ape Genius at: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/ape-genius.html and discuss 5 items presented that are interesting or new to you.  How does this information relate to what we've learned in this course so far?

2) How can fossil bones tell us about past behavior? What kinds of fossil finds and related scientific information would helpanswer the following questions: What type of groups did the organisms live in? What did they eat? How did they move around? What did they look like? Were they predators or prey? Did they use tools? (Chapter 6 and 7)

Answer the prompt with at least 800 words. Use AND define 5 key terms from the appropriate chapter in the textbook in your response (5 key terms minimum for full credit). Please bold or underline your key terms.  Please use complete sentences with proper grammar and spelling. All work must be in your own words. Cite any sources you use to complement your own words.

Use and define 5 of any of these Terms: 

Chapter 5 Terms:

Comparative primatology

Strepsirrhini

Haplorrhine

Ceboidea

Cercopithecoidea

Anthropoids

Hominoid

Hominin

Behavioral ecology

Foraging

Strategy

Kin selection

Altruism

Potential

Performance

Spandrels

Phylogenetic constraints

Infant dependency period

Home range

Affiliative

Agonistic

Dominance

Philopatric

Estrus

Sociosexual behavior

Chapter 6 Terms:

Relative dating techniques

Chronometric dating techniques

Homiothermy

Heterdontism

Lactation

Internal gestation

Pleseadapiformes

Archonta

Adapoids

Omomyoids

Sexual dimorphism

Canine dimorphism

Brachiator anatomy