Lab 6.pdf - Anthony Gambino Amanda Christopher Bio...

Anthony Gambino
Amanda Christopher
Bio Anthropology
10/5/17
Lab 6
(Chapter 9: Exercises 1-5; Chapter 10: Exercises 1-5)
Chapter 9
Exercise 1
Work with a small group or alone to complete this exercise. For each of the following
scientific names, identify what is wrong with the way it is currently written. Then, provide the
correct format.
Scientific Name What is Wrong Correct Format
Homo Sapiens Species is capitalized Homo sapiens
Pan paniscus The genus and species aren’t
italicized
Pan paniscus
pan troglodytes The genus is lowercase Pan troglodytes
Complete the following chart by providing the appropriate abbreviation for each of the scientific
names.
Scientific Name Correct Abbreviation
Homo habilis H. habilis
Gorilla gorilla G. Gorilla
Hylobates agilis H. agilis
Homo neanderthalensis H. neanderthalensis
Use the chart of abbreviations to answer the following questions:

1. If you were writing about Homo habilis and Homo neanderthalensis at the same time,
would you need to change your abbreviations? Why or why not? If you needed to
change them, what would the new abbreviations be?
2. If you were writing about Hylobates agilis and Homo neanderthalensis at the same time,
would you need to change your abbreviations? Why or why not? If you needed to
change them, what would the new abbreviations be?
.
Exercise 2
Work with a small group or alone to complete this exercise. In this lab, we discussed
homologous traits. In addition to these specific traits that reflect common ancestry, there
are also general traits (such as the basic organization and layout of body parts) that reflect
shared ancestry. These general similarities due to common ancestry are called homologous
structures. In this exercise, you will examine homologous structures in the limbs of several
different animals.
1. Examine the limb specimens provided by your instructor (or the images in the lab
Appendix) and complete the chart below.
a. For bone length, indicate whether you think the animal’s limb bones are relatively
long, short, or intermediate for its overall body size. (For example, a kangaroo
would be described as having long legs for its body.)
b.