Independent
Site Visits 10th Grade:
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY:HUMAN
BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
1.
Please
draw a rough sketch of a DNA
molecule magnified about one million times.
2. Observe the double helix model. Make special note of mRNA and
nucleotides.
3. Please draw the following:
Trypanosome
gambiense (500x)
Euglena
sp (133x)
Caloneis permagna (133x)
4. What are the five kingdoms?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
5.
Please
classify humans.
Kingdom-________________
Phylum-__________________
Subphylum-________________
Class-___________________
Order-___________________
Family-__________________
Genus-___________________
6. List all the periods starting with the oldest up
to the most recent and include the years the period occurred.
1.
Precambrian over 570 million
years ago
2.
3.
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7. Observe the skeletal family watching TV
What
is the Musculoskeletal System?
8. The human body is composed of systems. List seven systems found in the human
body and read important facts about each system.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
9.
List
six characteristics or features unique to mammals.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
10. Observe the stages of birth in a human and
observe the sonogram picture.
11. Observe the skull of a modern male orangutan and write down the genus and species
name.
_____________________ ______________________
12. Please read the following:
“Humans
are Hominoids”
“Humans
are Higher Primates”
“Early
Modern Primates”
“Early
Primate Evolution”
13.
Lucy
was discovered in what year?
14. Where was the fossil discovered?
15. How old is the fossil?
16. Genus and Species name of Lucy is?
____________________ ____________________
17. Turkana boy was discovered in what year?
18. Where was Turkana Boy fossil discovered?
19. How old
is the Turkana Boy fossil?
20. What is the Genus and Species name of Turkana
Boy?
_________________ ______________
21. Australopithecus afarensis appeared about how many million years ago.
21.
In
this display what is giving the allusion of snow?
PARANTHOPUS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
22.
The cranium fossil of P.
boisei is about how old?
1.
Observe the craniums and
lower jaws of P. boisei.
2.
Compare
and contrast the P. boisei cranium with the P. aethiopicus cranium.
3.
Look
at the Brava Cast and face of a juvenile A. africanus.
How old is it approximately?
TOWARD MODERN HUMANS
4.
In
what areas of Africa have Homo habilis fossils been found?
5.
Did Homo habilis make
stone tools?
6.
How old are the Homo habilis fossils?
7.
When
did Homo erectus appear in Africa?
8.
When
and where did Homo erectus flourish?
9.
When
did Neanderthals appear?
10.
Neanderthals
were named after what?
11.
When
did Neanderthals become extinct?
12.
Did
Neanderthals bury their dead?
13.
In
the Neanderthal exhibit what part
of France is the scene trying to
replicate?
THE FIRST MODERN HUMANS
14.
How
did the modern humans come to the Americas?
15.
Where
were the first Cro-Magnon unearthed?
TECHNOLOGY
16.
What
type of tools did the modern humans use?
THE EARLIEST ARCHITECTURE
Upper Paleolithic Campsite in the Ukraine
17.
What
types of bones were used to build
the huts?
18.
How
many tons of bones were required to build the hut?
19.
How
long would it take for ten people to build this hut?
20.
Were
the Mezhirich people hunters and gatherers?
21.
Where
did they store their food?
22.
The
cave wall on display was taken from ___________________, France.
23.
How
old is the cave art?
ICE AGE MUSIC
24.
What
type of music instrument was played 30,000 years ago?
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