Probable adaptive advantages of bipedalism do NOT include that bipedalism
A. increased hominins' ability to brachiate through trees and thus escape from predators.
B. helped hominins survive in open savanna environments.
C. allowed hominins to carry things to a home base.
D. helped to reduce exposure to solar radiation.
E. increased hominins' ability to see over tall grass and thus to spot food and predators.
A
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A. elongated tarsal bones B. fused tibia and fibula C. partially closed eye sockets D. all of these
Orrorin tugenensis dates to around:
A. 1 million B.P. B. 3 million B.P. C. 4 million B.P.
Distinguish between medicine’s biomedical paradigm and medical anthropology’s emphasis on a biocultural synthesis.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is a way to resolve the philosophical and moral dilemmas posed by a strict adherence to the doctrine of ethical relativism?
A. acknowledge that the standards of Western culture are always superior to those of non-Western cultures B. formulate a standard of humanitarian ethics, such as the protection of individuals from bodily harm, that would be recognized by people of any culture C. adhere to a policy of strict nonintervention in any decisions that would affect behavior in prestate societies of the Third World D. accept any behavior so long as it is practiced by individuals within the context of their own society