How does bipedal locomotion compare to the quadrupedal movement of chimpanzees?

A) It is faster for short spurts.
B) It is more efficient over long distances.
C) It uses far more energy.
D) It allows the body to carry more weight.


B) It is more efficient over long distances.

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A society's environment:

a. has no effect on its food-getting strategy. b. absolutely determines the food-getting strategy that is its best adaptation. c. influences its food-getting strategy and sets broad limitations. d. sets very narrow limits on possible alternative food-getting strategies. e. is the only thing that affects its food-getting strategy.

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The recent hominin fossil finds from Ileret, Kenya, negate the conventional view held since 1960 that H. habilis and H. erectus evolved one after the other. Instead, they lived side by side in eastern Africa for perhaps half a million years.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The family Hominidae includes:

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