Middle Pleistocene hominins are a very homogenous group, and it is easy to get a clear evolutionary picture of these hominins
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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The dental formula for an Old World anthropoid is 2.1.2.3
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Fossils can be used to reconstruct ancient animal communities and therefore make inferences about ancient environments and habitats
a. True b. False
Genes and phenotypic adaptation work together to produce a biochemical difference between human groups in the ability to digest large amounts of milk. This is an adaptive advantage when
A. lactase, the enzyme that breaks down lactose, is not produced in enough quantities to keep up with dietary intake. B. mothers cannot wean their children from breast milk after they turn one year old. C. other foods are scarce and milk is available, as it is in herding societies. D. herding societies shift to a sedentary agricultural lifestyle. E. there is not enough lactose in the diet.
What is the term for the arbitrary rule that automatically places the children of a union between members of different socioeconomic groups in the less-privileged group?
A. hypervitaminosis B. polygyny C. polyandry D. hypodescent E. hypogamy