What is the most likely reason for the decrease in hominin hairiness compared to apes?
a. To limit infectious disease spread
b. To improve hygiene
c. To regulate temperature and allow sweat to evaporate
d. To allow skin to absorb sunlight, for vitamin D
e. To save energy that hair production requires
c
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A. The population is large. B. Mating is nonrandom. C. Migration does not occur between different populations. D. Natural selection is not occurring. E. No new mutations arise.
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a. can always be reached in the natural world b. is independent of life history traits c. is based on limited resources d. would be indicated by an S-shaped curve e. is a theoretical value based on conditions of unlimited resources
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a. covalent bond. b. hydrogen bond. c. ionic bond. d. coordinate covalent bond. e. polar covalent bond.