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im doing a paper on evolution and i have to write it so that a fifth grader can understand it. i put a picture of human evolution (monkey to man) and i have to explain the picture. can anyone tell me why the animal gradually gets taller? is there a scientific explanation?? ty!!!

2007-07-13 06:16:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Homework Help

10 answers

animated
http://www.cyberium.net/imagine/human-to-animal/x-frame.htm
the_evolution_of_man
http://www.jayspeaks.com/images/the_evolution_of_man.jpg
http://www.cretin-derhamhall.org/Departmental/Science/AFroehle/
BioGr2/evolution_of_man.jpg
The chimpanzee/ape began on all 4 extremities and he progressed in intelligence and from hunter to hunter/ gatherer he began his rise upward in walking. The scientific name is called; Evolution.
..........Definition of Evolution............
Explanation of why they began to walk upright
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/evolution
A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form.
Change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations, as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals, and resulting in the development of new species.

2007-07-13 06:53:00 · answer #1 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0 0

well..part of doing a paper is doing some research. If you do that you will see that there is NO scientific data to support evolution. There is theory. But no actually data. There is proof of adaptation. but not evolution. We have yet to discover a half monkey half man. And if evolution is a reality... why has evolution seemed to have stopped??
In my opinion... 5th graders are actually pretty smart. So do some research.. most colleges have web pages that are filled with that info.

2007-07-13 06:29:15 · answer #2 · answered by coachsmith2u 1 · 0 0

This is a documented example of the evolution of man. You can see that the human race went gradually from walking on all fours to walking upright on two feet. As evolution progressed, the skeleton became more straight so as to stand taller than its predecessor's shapes.

2007-07-13 06:25:35 · answer #3 · answered by AdnaPidna 3 · 0 0

It might be because of the Darwin's Theory of evolution. Genes get mutated or there might be difference because of the need for survival. Also environmental adaptions offer a great deal towards it. But this might be a bit difficult to aa grade 5 student! Just tell her/him that it is because human got that shape because that shaped help them do things in life. sorry dont know how to finish this!!good luck

2007-07-13 06:24:26 · answer #4 · answered by wonderful 1 · 0 0

hmm.

going purely off of reasoning, id have to say that they were probably changing shape to be more suited to walk on the ground, rather than have proportionally larger arms, wich are meant for living in trees. they dont get taller, so much as they grow more upright.

i think thats a relatively easy place to start from if your talking to fifth graders

2007-07-13 06:23:53 · answer #5 · answered by Nick O 1 · 0 0

I believe a lot of the height difference has to do with the posture of the humanoids. It also has to do with the change in their diet since a diet consisting of higher protein and calcium amounts tend to yield taller, bulkier people.

2007-07-13 06:26:58 · answer #6 · answered by lars2682 2 · 0 0

that's b/c when the monkey stands up taller he r she starts to walk on there feet instead of all four

2007-07-13 06:25:33 · answer #7 · answered by bandtime35 3 · 0 0

so that it could adapt to its surroundings... just like everything else that has changed. it helped them walk longer distances because their legs were longer... helped aide in the birthing process... theres lots of things!

2007-07-13 06:26:15 · answer #8 · answered by kerriannsurratt 3 · 0 0

hmmmm.... teaching evolution in schools is inapropriate considering that we're not supposed to teach religion in school.

2007-07-13 08:51:40 · answer #9 · answered by <3.love.tennis. 4 · 0 0

did you already check wikipedia?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution

2007-07-13 06:28:52 · answer #10 · answered by seekingrowz 2 · 0 0

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