What anatomical region would likely be very different in hominins than in apes, if hominins were capable of effective throwing or toolmaking?

A) hip
B) shoulder
C) wrist


C) wrist

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Food preferences and knowing where to go for food are learned behavior patterns and important parts of:

A. proximate stimulus. B. phylogeny. C. function. D. ontogeny.

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The first member of the genus Australopithecus to be discovered was found by:

A. Raymond Dart B. Robert Broom C. L. S. B. Leakey D. Donald Johanson

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What archaeological feature associated with the development of agriculture has been interpreted as indicative of the development of economically and socially cohesive communities in the Near East?

a. compounds of small round shelters b. storage facilities c. multiroom rectangular houses d. communal burial sites e. communal agricultural fields

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What is the difference between foraging and food production?

A) Foraging uses only wild plants and animals, while food production cultivates and domesticates them. B) Food production depends only on plant foods, while foraging involves both plants and animals. C) Foraging allows for more control over processes like animal breeding and plant seeding. D) Food production requires a strict division of labor by gender, while foraging is rarely split by gender.

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