The diagram below shows the evolutionary relationships between some hominid species. Identify the type of diagram shown above.

Here are the answers to your questions based on the provided diagram:

1.5.1 Identify the type of diagram shown above.

• Phylogenetic tree (or Cladogram / Evolutionary tree)

1.5.2 Name the hominid genus that is thought to be the common ancestor of the Australopithecines.

• Australopithecus

1.5.3 When (in mya) did the species, which was thought to be the first to make tools, appear on Earth?

• The first species thought to make tools is generally Homo habilis. According to the diagram, Homo habilis appeared around 2.5 mya.

1.5.4 Which species is the most recent common ancestor of Australopithecus garhi and Homo habilis?

• Australopithecus afarensis

1.5.5 Name ONE species that would have competed for the same resources with Homo sapiens if they had been living in the same area.

• Homo neanderthalensis

1.5.6 Homo naledi is thought to be a transitional species between the Australopithecines and the Homo species. Between which TWO species would Homo naledi be placed in the diagram above?

• Australopithecus africanus and Homo habilis