Life history theory
a. seeks to answer why humans evolved as bipeds.
b. does NOT have an evolutionary perspective.
c. seeks to understand the impact of natural selection on life cycles.
d. explores only sexual dimorphism.
e. begins with the premise that there is only a certain amount of energy available for growth, maintenance of life, and reproduction.
e
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The teeth of primates are:
a. more specialized in comparison with other mammals. b. arranged in a dental pattern just like that of other mammals. c. less specialized in comparison with other mammals. d. larger in number than the primate ancestor from which they evolved. e. all shaped and formed the same, as their diet does not demand specialization.
One of the most significant characteristics of the food-producing way of life was the development of:
a. permanent settlements. b. mobile populations. c. skillful hunters. d. lower population. e. increased egalitarianism.
As a part of cargo cults, supernatural beings were invoked by ________ to intercede-to kill or otherwise deflate the European big men and redistribute their wealth.
A. revitalization movements B. taboos C. syncretism D. magical leveling E. rites of passage
There is some evidence to suggest all of the following about Neandertals EXCEPT that they
a. were compassionate. b. buried their dead. c. were capable of symbolic behavior. d. used Mousterian tools. e. used bows and arrows for long-distance hunting.