The footprints dating to 3.7 million years ago found at Laetoli
A) provide evidence of bipedalism by Australopithecus afarensis
B) do not match any currently known fossil Australopith
C) provide evidence that Homo sapiens lived at the same time as the australopithecines
D) provide evidence of bipedalism by early Homo
E) were produced by animals and knuckle-walking hominids
A
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Raymond Dart concluded that the Taung child was bipedal because
A) The cranium was quite rounded B) the foraman magnum was located farther forward than in apes and monkeys C) its head was extended forward of the spine D) its head was balanced on top of the spine E) the foramen magnum was near the back of the skull
The varied diet available to arboreal primates required specialized teeth
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Herders are able to live in very difficult terrain because
a. they have developed more sophisticated cultivation practices than horticulturalists. b. their herds can eat vegetation that humans cannot digest and turn it into milk and meat. c. they are extremely isolationist and prefer living in areas with very small populations. d. they evolved genetic adaptations that make them better able to withstand the cold.
When would a toolmaker use pressure flaking?
A) in the first step of shaping a tool core B) when making a large chopper tool C) in the final stages of retouching a tool D) when making a small tool from bone