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Question 8

Researchers recorded the tools found in three undisturbed layers.

Age of layerTools recorded
1.8 million yearsSimple flakes with a small number of cutting edges
0.5 million yearsHand axes shaped on both sides and more symmetrical
0.1 million yearsBlades, points and scrapers made for different tasks

Explain what these records suggest about how the skills of the tool makers changed over time.

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4.1 Evolution and natural selection Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /4.1 Evolution and natural selection

85 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 4.1 Evolution and natural selection, covering 4.1.1 Work of Darwin and Wallace and 4.1.2 Resistant organisms and evolution. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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