VICTORIA SCHOOL (NIL SINE LABORE) Lower Secondary Science Secondary One June Holiday Assignment Date of Submission: 29/06/2001 Submit to your respective Sec 1 Science Teachers * There are 3 questions to choose from. Do ANY ONE of the following questions. de Stages in Evolution of man ae SS Present man ma (homo-sapien) “Sh Figure 1.1 above illustrates one aspect of an important biological theory known as evolution. This theory is credited to Charles Darwin who proposed the idea that biological change observed occurs through natural selection (an adaptation of organisms to the environment through the inheritance of beneficial traits from parents.) Figure 1.1 shows how present man (homo-sapien) is thought to have evolved from the primates.(eg apes) over a period of thousands of years. This adaptive evolution is attributed to various factors such as changes in climate, threat of predators, changes in diet , hunting patterns, landscape and cultural changes. primate To do: Explain in no less than 100 words why man evolved to the present looking creature that he is, by considering the factors mentioned above and any others you feel maybe responsible for bringing about the observed changes. You are advised to conduct your own research to give a substantial account.(Hint: Try consulting your history and geography books in addition to your science books) In another 150 words(no less!), give your own view and illustration on how man will evolve over the next few million years. Consider figure 1.2 as an example.