Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In terms of locomotion, the primates can be said to be specialized for arboreal locomotion.
2. Primates whose dominant locomotor pattern is vertical clinging and leaping are characterized by legs longer than arms.
3. A form of quadrupedalism in which the animal suspends itself by a prehensile tail is called Old World semibrachiation.
4. Features of the hominoid skeleton, such as the short, broad trunk and the backward positioning of the clavicle, are adaptations for suspensory behavior.
5. In the human skeleton, the lumbar curve and nongrasping, big toes are adaptations for erect bipedalism.
1. true
2. false
3. false
4. true
5. true
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a. The oppression of Native Americans by the U.S. government. b. His ambivalence about his Indian identity. c. The need for Native Americans to get over the injustices of the past and get on with their lives. d. The importance of the repatriation of Native American remains and artifacts. e. The underlying humanity of all people, regardless of superficial racial and ethnic differences.
Which of the following best describes the "lumpers' perspective"?
a. Neandertals represent one of many distinct Middle Paleolithic hominin species. b. Archaic Homo sapiens are actually members of the species Homo heidelbergensis. c. Neandertals and archaic Homo sapiens were all part of one potentially interbreeding species. d. Neandertals and archaic Homo sapiens could not and did not interbreed.
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A) universities B) charitable foundations C) public interest law firms D) profit-seeking corporations
Today __________ has forced almost all the Nuer to give up pastoralism and seek refuge outside Sudan
a. a drought b. Sudan's relocation policies c. a civil war d. a crash in the market price of cattle