There is a set of characteristics that generally tell us whether or not a mammal is a primate, and it is the specific association of these traits in the same organism that defines it as a primate. Name four traits that primates share with mammals and four traits that are unique to primates. For one of the traits, speculate as to why/how the trait evolved in primates.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
You’re in a U.S. theatre just before WW II. The curtain opens, and you find yourself looking into what seems to be a living room, where four people are seated, talking together, while a uniformed maid serves tea. The maid leaves through a door
(downstage right), whereupon two actresses move quickly to look out a large window (upstage center) and two actors continue to talk purposefully. You are almost certainly at a production that is: a. epic b. impressionistic c. naturalistic d. realistic e. symbolistic
In poor shanty-towns in Brazil, anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes found that one essential feature of kinship systems was altered among poor women. Which relationship was this?
a. Between father and daughters b. Between father and children (sons and daughters) c. Between mother and son d. Between mother and children (sons and daughters) e. Between mother and father
A common form of taboo found in every culture is __________ taboos
a. wealth b. learning c. knowledge d. food