Question

the earliest man? 1. define: hominid -- man - like creatures 2. was there a straight line from the early hominids to modern man? why? there isnt because it is not as if there was a straight line of hominids leading to modern man 3. who discovered lucy? where? donald johanson he found her in ethiopia 4. what was the importance? 5. describe lucy.

Explanation:

1. Hominids are defined as man - like creatures. This is a basic taxonomic term for primates related to humans.
2. The evolution from early hominids to modern man is not a straight - line process. Evolution is a branching and complex process with multiple species existing simultaneously and different lineages evolving in different ways.
3. Donald Johanson discovered the fossil of Lucy in Ethiopia. Lucy is an important Australopithecus afarensis fossil.
4. Lucy's discovery was important as it provided significant evidence for human evolution, showing an early hominid species with a mix of ape - like and human - like features.
5. Lucy is a partial skeleton of an Australopithecus afarensis. She lived about 3.2 million years ago and her bipedal locomotion characteristics were important in understanding human evolution.

Answer:

1. Hominids are man - like creatures.
2. No, because evolution is a complex, branching process with multiple species existing simultaneously and different lineages evolving differently.
3. Donald Johanson, Ethiopia.
4. Provided significant evidence for human evolution, showing an early hominid species with a mix of ape - like and human - like features.
5. A partial skeleton of an Australopithecus afarensis that lived about 3.2 million years ago with bipedal locomotion characteristics important in understanding human evolution.