AP BIOLOGY

CLASSIFICATION

CHARACTERISTICS OF PRIMATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these species did Lucy belong to?
A
Homo Sapien
B
Australopithecus
C
Neanderthal
D
Homo Habilis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When this small-bodied, small-brained hominin was discovered, it proved that our early human relatives habitually walked on two legs. Its story began to take shape in late November 1974 in Ethiopia, with the discovery of the skeleton of a small female, nicknamed Lucy.

Detailed explanation-2: -This species is one of the best known of our ancestors due to a number of major discoveries including a set of fossil footprints and a fairly complete fossil skeleton of a female nicknamed ‘Lucy’.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Lucy” acquired her name from the 1967 song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” by the Beatles, which was played loudly and repeatedly in the expedition camp all evening after the excavation team’s first day of work on the recovery site.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lucy was named after the Beatles’ song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.” A huge Beatles fan, Johanson had the whole camp of scientists listening to the band during their archaeological expedition.

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