Unit 2 Lessons 3-6
human evolution
represents the evidence-based, scientific understanding of the origin and development
of humanity
Hominid
humans and other creatures that walk upright
Bipedalism
a form of motion where an organism moves by means of its two rear limbs
Biome
a major ecological community that corresponds to a climate and is characterized by
plants that live in that are adapted to that environment
adaptation
the process or state of changing to fit a new environment or different conditions, or the
resulting change
human evolution
represents the evidence-based, scientific understanding of the origin and development
of humanity
Hominid
humans and other creatures that walk upright
Bipedalism
a form of motion where an organism moves by means of its two rear limbs
Biome
a major ecological community that corresponds to a climate and is characterized by
plants that live in that are adapted to that environment
adaptation
the process or state of changing to fit a new environment or different conditions, or the
resulting change
