The narrow zone on a bone where bone growth occurs is called a:
A. growth zone
B. development zone
C. growth plate
D. secondary center of ossification
C. growth plate
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Single-parent households are a phenomenon associated only with postindustrial societies
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Assigning fossil remains to a particular primate species:
a. is an uncomplicated process. b. requires making comparisons only with modified and derived primates. c. requires splitting samples into as many species as possible. d. can be accomplished only if the species is sexually dimorphic. e. requires making comparisons to well-known living species of primates.
Which of the following was NOT one of the trends that distinguished anthropoids from other primates?
A. improved stereoscopic and color vision B. a tendency toward being active during the day C. a shift from reliance on smell to reliance on sight D. increased reliance on smell E. none of these; all were part of anthropoid evolution