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Hominins are characterized by

A) further expansion and elaboration of the brain.
B) bipedalism.
C) omnivorous feeding behavior.
D) further expansion and elaboration of the brain and bipedalism.
E) further expansion and elaboration of the brain, bipedalism, and omnivorous feeding behavior.

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Bipedal behavior and a skeleton adapted for bipedalism were not weeded out by natural selection because they

A) improved stability during locomotion.
B) enabled the forelimbs to efficiently manipulate the environment.
C) accelerated the development of binocular vision.
D) improved stability during locomotion and enabled the forelimbs to efficiently manipulate the environment.
E) improved stability during locomotion, enabled the forelimbs to efficiently manipulate the environment, and accelerated the development of binocular vision.

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MATCHING Matching.Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. a.a group that includes apes and humans b.a population of Homo spp.that lived from at least 100,000 to as recently as 30,000 years ago; tool users and artisans c.the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and exquisite neural control d.organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans e.an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants f.an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of primitive apes g.an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals h.bipedal organisms from about 3.2 to 2.3 million years ago, with essentially human bodies and ape-shaped heads; "Southern Apes" i.a group including humans and human-like species -hominoids

MATCHING Matching.Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. a.a group that includes apes and humans b.a population of Homo spp.that lived from at least 100,000 to as recently as 30,000 years ago; tool users and artisans c.the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and exquisite neural control d.organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans e.an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants f.an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of primitive apes g.an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals h.bipedal organisms from about 3.2 to 2.3 million years ago, with essentially human bodies and ape-shaped heads; "Southern Apes" i.a group including humans and human-like species -australopith

How long ago did Neanderthals go extinct?

Some researchers think H.floresiensis is a more common early human with a genetic or nutritional disorder.What other early human was thought of this way when their fossils were first discovered?

MATCHING Matching.Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. a.a group that includes apes and humans b.a population of Homo spp.that lived from at least 100,000 to as recently as 30,000 years ago; tool users and artisans c.the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and exquisite neural control d.organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans e.an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants f.an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of primitive apes g.an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals h.bipedal organisms from about 3.2 to 2.3 million years ago, with essentially human bodies and ape-shaped heads; "Southern Apes" i.a group including humans and human-like species -anthropoids

Which is not a typical feature of anthropoids?

Classification.Select the best choice for the following statements in reference to the four hominids listed below. a.Homo habilis b.Homo erectus c.Homo sapiens d.Homo neanderthalensis -The Neanderthals belong to this species.

MATCHING Matching.Choose the one most appropriate answer for each. a.a group that includes apes and humans b.a population of Homo spp.that lived from at least 100,000 to as recently as 30,000 years ago; tool users and artisans c.the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and exquisite neural control d.organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans e.an era that began 65 to 63 million years ago; characterized by the evolution of birds, mammals, and flowering plants f.an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 23.8 million to 5.3 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of primitive apes g.an epoch of the Cenozoic lasting from 5.3 million to 1.8 million years ago; characterized by the appearance of distinctly modern plants and animals h.bipedal organisms from about 3.2 to 2.3 million years ago, with essentially human bodies and ape-shaped heads; "Southern Apes" i.a group including humans and human-like species -primates

All EXCEPT which of the following statements about Neanderthals is true?