What are the purposes of primate grooming?

What will be an ideal response?


It serves hygienic purposes to clean parasites and debris off the skin and is also a gesture of friendliness, closeness, reconciliation, and, at times, submission.

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The most prevalent form of marriage worldwide is polygamy

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The specialty in archaeology that works to interpret and defend artifacts from building projects and other forms of site destruction is called _____

a. paleoanthropology b. paleopathology c. prehistoric archaeology d. forensic anthropology e. cultural resource management

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As a result of _____ work, in 1981, the Apaches were able to move into houses that had been designed with their participation, for their specific needs

a. Walter Goldschmidt’s b. George Esber’s c. David Maybury-Lewis’s d. Bronislaw Malinowski’s e. Margaret Mead’s

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Which statement about religion in the U.S. is true?

a. Evangelical Protestants are the largest single denomination. b. The fastest-growing groups are Catholics from Mexico. c. Approximately 24% of all U.S. residents are Jewish. d. Men are more likely than women to describe themselves as religious. e. The smallest denomination in the United States is Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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