Question 1

monkeys, apes, and humans

Accepted Answer

Primates

Question 2

a relative who lived in the distant past

Accepted Answer

Ancestor

Question 3

missing fossil or piece, gaps in a fossil record

Accepted Answer

Missing Link

Question 4

the process through which species change over time

Accepted Answer

Evolution

Question 5

an accepted explanation supported by evidence

Accepted Answer

Theory

Question 6

a scientist who studies fossils

Accepted Answer

Paleontologist

Question 7

human-like being

Accepted Answer

Hominid/hominin

Question 8

the ability to walk upright on two legs

Accepted Answer

Bipedal

Question 9

no longer in existence

Accepted Answer

Extinct

Question 10

to change in order to fit a new situation

Accepted Answer

Adapt

Question 11

people who search for food and travel in groups of about 30 people

Accepted Answer

Hunter-gatherers

Question 12

an object made by humans

Accepted Answer

Artifact

Question 13

a part of a plant or animal preserved in rock

Accepted Answer

Fossil

Question 14

the study of the remains of the past

Accepted Answer

Archaeology

Question 15

the time before the development of writing

Accepted Answer

Prehistory

Question 16

people who move from place to place as a group to find food for themselves

Accepted Answer

Nomads

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