Which was the first plausible candidate for a transitional species between hominoids and hominins?

A) Ardipithecus
B) Australopithecus
C) Sahelanthropus
D) Orrorin


A) Ardipithecus

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a. sagittal crests b. mandibles c. brow ridges d. zygomatic arches

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State systems are large, hierarchical, and organized on a suprakinship basis

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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If there is too great a difference in caste between two people, contact between them can be __________ for the higher caste person

a. stressful b. difficult to maintain c. embarrassing d. ritually polluting

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The earliest skeletal remains in the Americas __________

a. exhibit features that differentiate them from contemporary Native American populations b. are over one million years old c. are of Homo erectus d. are mostly Homo neanderthalensis

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