The fact that chimpanzees sometimes select a stem for eventual use in "termite fishing" and begin stripping its leaves even before the termite mound is in sight, implies
a. nothing about chimpanzee intelligence.
b. considerable planning and forethought.
c. there is a genetic basis for this activity.
d. that the chimp merely wants to eat the stem without its leaves.
e. none of these
B
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Features that first appeared in the distant past and are shared by a large number of populations are called:
A. shared ancestral features B. ancient derived features C. dispersed features D. communally derived features
What was remarkable about the Australopithecus afarensis specimen nicknamed “Lucy”?
A) The skeleton was 40 percent complete, which is incredibly high for hominin fossils. B) It is the only known specimen for this species. C) It is the only specimen of A. afarensis found in East Africa. D) This was the first hominin specimen described by science.
Which of the following is NOT part of the set of basic requirements that are necessary if natural selection is to effect evolutionary change in a population?
A. genetic shift B. phenotypic variations C. heritable traits D. differential reproductive success
The GTS is divided into the __________ eons
a. Precambrian and Cenozoic b. Archaean and Phanerozoic c. Precambrian and Phanerozoic c. Mesozoic and Cenozoic