Chapter 34 Vertebrates Overview: Half a Billion Years of Backbones * Vertebrates are named for vertebrae‚ the series of bones that make up the vertebral column or backbone. * There are about 52‚000 species of vertebrates‚ far fewer than the 1 million insect species on Earth. * Plant-eating dinosaurs‚ at 40‚000 kg‚ were the heaviest animals to walk on land. * The biggest animal that ever existed is the blue whale‚ at 100‚000 kg. * Humans and our closest relatives are
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Problem-Solving Despite what folks accomplish as a profession or where they exist‚ most folks use the majority of their waking hours‚ at a workplace or at home‚ tackling situations. Most situations people challenge are little‚ some are substantial and complex‚ yet they need to be settled in a tasteful manner. There are a few definitions of a situation or how one individual may distinguish a situation. A situation is a chance for development. A situation may be a true break‚ the stroke of fortunes
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the next moment‚ with ape like fury‚ he was trampling his victim under foot. This shows the audience that Mr Hyde is the violent and uncontrollable animal‚ which is the opposite to Dr Jekyll. The theme human nature is shown when the good Dr Jekyll and the evil Mr Hyde clash for control of their shared body‚ this is shown in chapter 4 when Dr Jekyll looses control and Mr Hyde is let loose. “Broke out of all bounds‚ with an ape like fury” R.L.S is comparing Mr Hyde to an ape or animal‚ which means
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sasquatch‚ and Yeti. Known to most as bigfoot‚ this creature is usually described as 7 feet tall‚ bipedal‚ and ape-like. The reason why bigfoot is a controversy is because of the lack of hard evidence proving his existence. There have been many “sightings”‚ but the only credible explanation for bigfoot’s existence is a creature known to scientists as‚ Gigantopithecus. “A gigantic ape‚ measuring about 10 feet tall and weighing up to 1‚200 pounds‚ which co-existed alongside humans about 300‚000 years
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right document. Over many of years that we have been on the planet‚ there are many ways that humans have evolved over time but I’m going to be listing 3 ways on how we have evolved over time According to Scientific evidence‚ we were originated from ape-like features with the same physical and behavioral traits such has being a Bipedalism‚ which is having the ability to walk on 2 legs which has evolved for almost over 4 million years ago and we still have this ability today. Also‚ another thing that
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debate over which species can be classified as “human”. The root "hominid" refers to members of the family of humans‚ Hominidae‚ which consists of all species on our side of the last common ancestor of humans and living apes. The time split between humans and living apes used to be thought of fifteen to twenty millions of years ago‚ but now the time period has shifted to around five million years ago. Ardipithecus ramidus is said to have live around 4.4 million years ago. The original
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Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Biology 1020 Jamison Lanier South University Online Professor Ott Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Darwin’s Theory of Evolution‚ stems from his book On the Origin of Species published in 1859‚ and seeks to explain the origin of life on Earth and the origin of different species. According to the theory‚ life began billions of years ago when a self-replicating molecule was organized by a group of chemicals‚ purely by chance. The basic premise is that
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and not worthwhile‚ In the wilderness of the supermarket aisles‚ Where sales are stalked upon like prey & hostiles‚ A pay cheque sought upon like water from the Nile‚ Tribe Phyle now adapted to a nine-to-five life style‚ A corporate life‚ an ape in a suit and tie‚ puts himself in a coma from the morning to five‚ strives to fulfill
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unable to use them the way humans do. These animals can “…walk upright not for long distances and not while performing tasks.” (Wayne Sproule‚ pg. 23) The pelvic bone for humans rises above the hip joint‚ and is much shorter and broader then it is for apes. This shape enables the hip muscle to steady the body during each step. Due to the narrow structure of the pelvic bone‚ humans are able to perform tasks while standing and walk over long distances. Bipedalism is probably one of the biggest attribute
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fossils in Tanzania and Kenya that indicated man’s evolution began in East Africa 2 million years ago‚ far earlier than was believed at the time of the discovery. in Kenya in 1947‚ Mary Leakey discovered the skull of Proconsul africanus‚ an ape-like ancestor of both apes and prehistoric man that ived about 25 million years ago. 1978 she made her most important discovery: footprints frozen for 3.5 million years in volcanic mud that demonstrated that early hominids walked upright much earlier than previously
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