ANTH 131 Grossmont Biology Explanation for Natural Selection Lab Questions
Question Description
I’m working on a biology writing question and need an explanation to help me understand better.
This week in class we will watch the part of the video BBC Origins of Us – Brains that is about Neandertals
In this YouTube video link it is from about 33 minutes to the end:
BBC Origins of Us – Brains (Links to an external site.)
This alternative Neanderthal video is longer, but it quite good and covers a lot of information about this species that is interesting if you have the time:
LAB QUESTIONS
Lab Manual
(L16 p.476-7) Exercise # 4 (parts 1 & 2 – two traits each)
skulls: using the info L16 p.459 – 461, from the class slides, and skull links below *
– describe ~3 cranial differences between Homo heidelbergensis & Neandertals
(L16 p.481) Critical Thinking Questions Chart: Homo heidelbergensis & neanderthalensis
Video, Slides, & Discussion
1. Use the 9 steps of natural selection to explain how Homo heidelbergensis evolved into Neandertals.
2. How do you think Neandertals & Homo sapiens interacted? What evidence is there of these interactions?
3. What do you think is the best explanation for why Neandertals became extinct?
ANTH 131 Grossmont Biology Explanation for Natural Selection Lab Questions