Humans originated in Africa, and their closest relatives, the chimps and gorillas, are known only from Africa. So why is there speculation that this lineage (the Homininae) had its origins in Eurasia?

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The reason is the extensive radiation of less derived hominids in Eurasia during the Miocene (dryopithecines, sivapithecines, etc.), which at some level contained the ancestry of the Homininae.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following is accomplished by chewing?

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The abdominal cavity is lined with ________.

A. the omental bursa B. superficial fascia C. mesenteries D. the greater omentum E. parietal peritoneum

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________________________________________ describes all of the processes that occur within the animal

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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