AP BIOLOGY

CLASSIFICATION

CHARACTERISTICS OF PRIMATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ were the first homonids to create and use stone tools, an ability that reduced selection pressures for large jaws and teeth.
A
Homo sapiens
B
Homo erectus
C
Homo habilis
D
The australopithecus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This early part of the human genus is represented by three species: Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis, and Homo erectus. H. habilis is known for retaining primitive features that link it to australopiths and for being the first stone tool makers.

Detailed explanation-2: -The early Stone Age (also known as the Lower Paleolithic) saw the development of the first stone tools by Homo habilis, one of the earliest members of the human family.

Detailed explanation-3: -Homo habilis was named “skillful” because it was considered the earliest tool-using human ancestor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Homo habilis may have been the first of our ancestors to make stone tools.

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