You should know humans share features with other hominids, and that they exhibit unique differences. You should know aspects of living humans most often used when comparing characteristics with other hominids and their biological and behavioral uniqueness: our brains, upright walking, teeth, reproductive patterns, and social structure.
You should know how humans are characterized by virtue of their distribution, brain size and structure, mode of locomotion, teeth, reproduction, and social structure.
You should be aware of the difficulties in defining humans as a unique species based on these criteria, and the utility of comparison between humans and other species. Certain similar capabilities shown by apes, our closest living ancestors, provide possible clues regarding human origins.
You should know the major stages of the human life cycle, and the evolutionary explanations for them.
You should know the principal distinguishing features of apes and humans, and the extent to which certain "human" traits such as tool use and manufacture and language have also been observed in other apes. A distinction is made between what is mandatory for humans and how it is optional for apes. Know what makes modern humans unique.
You should be familiar with the debate about whether chimpanzees have culture and recent research suggesting minimal differences between apes and humans being less than what was once thought.
