Tracing the relationship between ecology and primate behavior is difficult because _______

b. all living primates live in the same types of environments and eat the same foods
c. a species may not currently occupy the environment in which it evolved
d. primates are too reliant on culture


Correct Answer: c

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a. True b. False

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What will be an ideal response?

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From the research Patten's team conducted, they learned that

a. women in the villages headed 50 percent of all households. b. each household had an adult male regularly living with them. c. over 35 percent of the children were underweight for their age. d. 20 percent of the women were illiterate.

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