Name five characteristics of mammals
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Characteristics include extended infant dependency; milk from mother's mammary glands; live birth; high levels of activity; constant body temperature; efficient respiratory system including a separation between nasal and mouth cavities; a diaphragm; four-chambered heart; skeleton with limbs positioned underneath body; joints on limbs to permit continued growth; and specialized teeth.
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Why is the probability of a lowland animal being preserved as a fossil greater than a similar type of highland animal being fossilized?
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While studying the Yanomamö, Napoleon Chagnon found that soil depletion was not the only reason that they moved their garden plots. What other reason did he find?
A. Major population movements of the Yanomamö were due to warfare and conflict with neighbors. B. The Yanomamö simply got tired of living in the same area and moved. C. The Yanomamö had developed a 25-year plan that detailed their moves from year to year. D. These cleared plots eventually became shallow ponds that could no longer be used as gardens.
Foraging bands are like baboon troops in that:
A. young females leave the band of their birth and move into a different band B. young males leave the band of their birth and move into a different band C. young males and females tend to remain in the band of their birth throughout their lives
List and describe at least three types of remains that archaeologists could study. Discuss what archaeologists could learn from each type.
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