Evolution

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Evolution
Q1
The paper is testing the past and complexities of the human history based on hominins evolution. The paper is objective because it uses the opinion of other individuals other than that of the author. The author explains that he looked for information from a scientist who was writing a summary of the current understanding of human evolution (Zimmer 2). Also, it uses past research evidence from scientists in various areas of the world. It uses the findings from research on bones dating back to 300,000 years ago in Morocco (Zimmer 2). Also, it uses the results of a study on 250,000-year-old fossils in South Africa, 2015.
Q2
The most interesting aspect of the paper is the introduction where the author admits that evolution theory does not provide a straight path from the ancestors to modern humans. From my understanding of the evolution theory, I believe it provides a consistent path of how modern humans evolved from ape-like creatures.
Q3
The most confusing part of the article is that it argues that the earliest form of modern human beings was female (Zimmer 2). I thought they would be from both sexes to justify the increase in population.
Q4
There is only one graphical presentation in the article. It shows the head of aa fossil published in the New York Times by Jens Mortensen.
Q5
The most important point of the paper is that although the modern human beings have been in existence for a relatively shorter period compared to other species like Homo erectus and homo sapiens, they still have to carry the DNA of early species.

Q6
How did our population increase so fast yet we have existed for a relatively lower period?
Works Cited
Zimmer, Carl. “How Did We Get to Be Human?” NY Times Online. Retrieved on 29th November 2018 from https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/science/human-evolution-hominins.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article