ANTA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Bonobo, Toyota Electronic Modulated Suspension, Jane Goodall
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Chapter 6 key concepts to determine behavior of humans, fossils and artifacts cannot be used, but inferences can be made another source of information is living animals, that act as models for prehistoric hominids behavior. Able to interpret animal behavior patterns that may resemble those of ancient humans. Behavior, adaptation and evolution able to compare primates, who we share a common ancestor (ex. Therefore our prehensile ability comes from the same ancestor and serves the same basic function traits that are shared by multiple species through inheritance from a common ancestor are called homologies. * homologus traits don"t share a common function ex. Species with small brains, have little behavioral variation and have no flexibility can"t really think. Organisms with larger and more complex brains can vary in behavior to cope with different situations they have behavioral potentials/themes carried in their genetic codes respond to environment by building on these potentials ex.