What does it mean to say that the physical differences between humans and apes are largely a matter of degree and not kind?

What will be an ideal response?


It means that they are comparable and exhibit a continuum as far as physical characteristics. They have more physical characteristics in common than differences between each other.

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The Paranthropus finds at Olduvai Gorge date to around:

A. 4.40 million years ago B. 2.75 million years ago C. 1.75 million years ago D. 1 million years ago

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Humans are classified as all of the following EXCEPT:

A. Homininae. B. Homoninae. C. Homo. D. Hominini.

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A key informant is:

a. generally the person with the highest status in the group being studied. b. a local person with expertise in a particular area, with whom the ethnographer spends a lot of time. c. the person or agency from whom the anthropologist receives the money for research. d. someone whom the anthropologist pays to observe and report on the activities of others.

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Allen's rule states that protruding body parts grow shorter as temperature increases

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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