Primates differ from other mammals in that primates are characterized by:
A. eyes encircled by a bony ring
B. nails on the big toe
C. a relatively larger brain
D. all of these
D. all of these
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By comparing cognates and tracing phonemic changes in related languages, linguists can
A) reconstruct the proto-language from which they descend. B) show development of languages from simple to complex. C) discover which languages are suited to which purposes. D) learn languages more quickly. E) find out why languages change.
One possible reason that evidence for the existence of fire appears so late in the record is that it is very difficult to distinguish between natural and man-made fires in open air sites
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What are the most non-derived or primitive primates?
a. Old World monkeys b. New World monkeys c. tarsiers d. lemurs and lorises e. great apes
Today, food-foraging societies:
a. are found only in the world’s most marginal areas. b. make up the majority of the world’s population. c. have not existed for 1,000 years. d. have their pick of the best environments. e. represent a primitive, undeveloped way of life.