Watch the film:
Guts: Origins of Us
http://ezproxy.greenriver.edu/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=78440&xtid=52549
(Note: this is available on the GR Library online films page- you will likely need to use your log in to access it).
Read the article: Diet and Primate Evolution (Scientific American)
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/diet-and-primate-evolution-2006-06/ (Links to an external site.)
Respond to the following questions related to the film. Provide at least 3-5 sentences per question to receive credit for this assignment.
1. What evidence is present for biological changes related to our VISION and how would this change in vision impact our ability to eat?
2. What does the evidence of early hominin fossils suggest about the diets of our early ancestors? (include evidence such as that from fossils, tape worms, saliva, etc.)
3. Discuss the Hadza and their diet. (For example, discuss the role of hunting, gathering, tubers, men and women in food procuring, etc.)
4. What is the importance of fire in our human story? Be sure to discuss the difference between eating raw and cooked food for calories and digestion.
5. What role might risk taking play in food procuring? How might this relate to food gathering strategies?
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