Identify and discuss the major features of australopith dentition. Discuss what these teeth reveal about australopith adaptation.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a biological anthropology career field?

a. Primatologist b. Geneticist c. Forensic specialist d. Environmental consultant

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Morelli’s 1992 study found that one-third of American infants __________

a. are independent b. sleep in the same room with their parents c. refuse to nurse d. sleep in a separate room from their parents

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Cognatic descent is especially common among which people groups?

a. Contemporary Western European countries b. The indigenous peoples of the American Southwest c. Polynesians and the Maori of New Zealand d. None of these; it is not especially common among any particular groups.

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Any media-borne image or message can be analyzed in terms of its nature, including its symbolism and its effects. It can also be analyzed as a text, which refers to

A. literary works and other print media. B. anything that can be read or processed, interpreted, and assigned meaning by anyone exposed to it. C. anything that can be read but whose interpretation is determined by the producer of the text. D. our capacity to codify information. E. anything produced by mass media having commercial value.

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