Bipedalism is considered one of the hallmarks of hominid evolution because it:

a. was the first evolutionary development that distinguished humans from other animals.
b. was possible only after the advent of simple material culture.
c. followed brain expansion in human evolution.
d. allowed hominids to come out of the trees and make tools 10 mya.


a. was the first evolutionary development that distinguished humans from other animals.

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Gregor Mendel

a. developed theories of evolutionary change. b. discovered the structure of the DNA molecule. c. studied characteristics that are influenced by several genetic loci. d. discovered the fundamental principles of how traits are inherited. e. developed the theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics.

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Chopsticks are an example of __________ culture

a. symbolic b. ancient c. holistic d. material

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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