Among the hypotheses that attempt to explain primate features is the idea that these features evolved because of:

A. leaping patterns of locomotion where grasping branches was important
B. consuming fruit that grows on the ends of slender branches
C. insect predation on slender branches
D. all of these


D. all of these

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A. picture; symbol B. sound; syllable C. language; alphabet D. ideograph; pictograph

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Which of the following statements about the concept of race in Brazil is NOT true?

A. Racial classification in Brazil is built around the concept of hypodescent. B. There are more than 500 different terms used to describe phenotypes. C. The large number of racial categories does not lend itself easily to socioeconomic discrimination based on race. D. The perception of biological races is influenced not just by the physical phenotype but by how one dresses and behaves. E. A person's race can change from day to day.

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Which of the following is an example of ascribed status?

a. Caste b. Education c. Neighborhood you live in d. Career

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Gene flow always occurs between populations of related organisms

a. True b. False

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