Why is Sahelanthropus tchadensis important in understanding evolution? What evidence is missing which is required to identify the species as a true hominin?
What will be an ideal response?
1. Geographic location and approximate date
2. Unique mix of hominoid and hominin features
3. Unknown whether the species was bipedal
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Cultural presuppositions are __________
a. rudimentary languages that have been simplified b. a technique of analyzing the similarities and contrasts in a particular category c. the study of communication as it occurs within a particular cultural context d. shared knowledge and unspoken assumptions that people have as members of their culture
How has the use of DNA testing been beneficial in teaching university students?
What will be an ideal response?
Based on primatological studies, what does Richard Wrangham conclude about human violence and sexual selection?
a. Males are better at diplomacy than females. b. Sexual selection has no effect on biological differences. c. There are no differences between males and females. d. Females’ evolutionary interests cannot be met without cooperation from males. e. Females are far more aggressive than males.
Clans have more genealogical depth than lineages
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false