The internal buttress that reinforces the ape mandible is the:

A. chin
B. simian shelf
C. sagittal crest
D. nuchal crest


B. simian shelf

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As early cities developed in different parts of the world, people often developed writing systems. In Mesopotamia, the earliest writing system was used primarily for:

A. ritual purposes. B. accounting purposes. C. literary works. D. the recording of dynastic histories.

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The Chimanes are a nomadic people who move about the forest to hunt and fish

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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What does the concept of cultural integration mean?

A) Various subgroups in the society work together. B) Cultural elements are constant. C) Cultural traits that are maladaptive can be made to work with adaptive traits. D) Cultural elements are a fairly eclectic assortment.

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Which of the following statements about marriage prohibitions in the United States is correct? a. Consanguineous unions (fist-cousin marriage) show an increase of more than 8 percent in predicted birth defects of offspring. b. Cousin prohibitions in marriage were enacted by law in the United States long before genetic research began. c. Inbreeding was considered a sign of family viability

and success in the United States in the early 1900s. d. There is a lower risk of birth defects in offspring from women who are older than 50 years than in first-cousin marriages.

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