Which of the following statements about the Taung child is NOT true?
A. The Taung child is assigned to the species Australopithecus africanus.
B. The Taung child was originally classified as a hominin based on the forward position of the foramen magnum.
C. The Taung child was discovered by Donald Johanson in Ethiopia.
D. Analysis of the dentition of the Taung child shows that prolongation of childhood, which characterizes modern humans, was not fully developed in Australopithecus.
C. The Taung child was discovered by Donald Johanson in Ethiopia.
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A) increase in lower face prognathism; longer molar row B) cranial vault higher than in earlier hominids, and face is flatter C) extreme postorbital constriction; occipital bone reduced in size D) very large zygomatic arches; opposable big toe E) brain 600 cc or larger; thin bones of the braincase
Amniocentesis is a technique for determining:
A. if a fetus has one of many chromosomal and genetic defects B. if the parents of a fetus are carriers C. the blood type of a fetus D. all of these
Indigenous minorities throughout the world are threatened with extinction today due to:
a. population pressures and the increasing need for additional natural resources. b. a lack of interest in them on the part of international aid organizations. c. they have been over-studied by anthropologists. d. none of these; indigenous peoples are not currently threatened with extinction.
National boundaries no longer restrict forces influencing production and consumption.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)