What makes afarensis a hominin?
a. its efficient bipedalism.
b. its large brain.
c. its tool-making ability.
d. its hybrid characteristics (half human, half ape).
e. its complex language ability.
A
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a. sometimes eat poisonous foods b. often overeat and gorge themselves on new leaves c. occasionally eat substances solely for medicinal benefit d. always eat the same foods and do not vary their diet e. frequently carry out extended fasts for health reasons
What characterizes the genus Homo as being different from the genus Australopithecus?
What will be an ideal response?
The tendency to view one's own culture as superior and to use one's own standards and values in judging others is called
A. illiteracy. B. moral relativism. C. ethnocentrism. D. cultural relativism. E. patriotism.
_______ make the best samples for the K/Ar and 40Ar/39AR dating methods
a. Bones b. Stone tools c. Ostrich shells d. Teeth e. Volcanic rocks