The term "hominin" refers to:
A. all monkeys and apes.
B. all monkeys.
C. all humans.
D. all apes and humans.
Answer: C
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In this chapter's "Focus on Globalization" section, scientists trace the global spread of anatomically modern humans by constructing a global phylogenetic tree based on mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA). What have we learned from this tree?
A. Modern humans spread out of Africa over a million years ago. B. There was only one wave of migration into North and South America. C. The Ice Age temporarily halted early human migrations. D. The Americas were settled by multiple haplogroups rather than by a single ancestral population. E. Human migrations were not influenced by global climate change.
Clusters of residences among the Mikea people in Madagascar reflect
a. matrilineal descent groups, with clusters of families consisting of older women, sisters, and their husbands. b. patrilineal descent groups, with clusters of families consisting of older men, brothers, and their wives c. a mixture of descent groups, with an equal chance of members belonging to a patrilineage or a matrilineage d. status differences, with groups at the north end of a settlement having higher status than those at the south end. e. matrilocal residency associated with matrilineal descent groups.
Culture is learned
a. True b. False