Historical linguists use linguistic similarities and differences in the world today to study long-term changes in language.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Why did anthropology pay little attention to women prior to the 1970s? All of the following are correct except:
a. Anthropologists assumed that men's activities were political and more important than women's activities, which were domestic. b. Many anthropologists assumed that men represented women as well and there was no need to study these as separate genders. c. The majority of practicing anthropologists was male and had little access to working with women in other societies. d. Anthropologists were all male and there were no women available to study other women. e. Men's roles were much more public and were more easily studied.
The protein molecule that occurs in red blood cells and binds to oxygen molecules is called
a. valine. b. hemoglobin. c. proline. d. the cell membrane. e. the ribosomes.
Match the predominant locomotor pattern to the correct animal:
1. knuckle walking 2. terrestrial quadrupedalism 3. vertical clinging and leaping 4. erect bipedalism 5. brachiation tarsier human baboon chimpanzee siamang
Why is it possible to assess age at death from tooth eruption patterns in juvenile human skeletons?
a. Because the pattern and timing of crown formation and tooth eruption is consistent among human populations. b. Because although the timing of crown formation and tooth eruption varies among human populations, it varies at known rates. c. It is only possible if the sex of the individual is also known, because tooth eruption patterns differ between males and females. d. Because unlike adults, children have not lost yet their teeth to caries.