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ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASU ASM 246 FINAL EXAMAn imprint of the braincase, such as the one found along with the Taung child fossil, is called which of the following? endocast Does Australopithecus africanus have a sagittal crest? no Does Australopithecus robustus have a sagittal crest? yes True or false: Lucy's skeleton has both ape and humanlike characteristics. true The first fossils of Australopithecus anamensis were discovered in: kenya The majority o...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Final ReviewExplain why Darwin's three postulates explain natural selection and adaptation. - correct answer 1. The ability of a population to expand is infinite, but the ability of any environment to support populations is always finite. 2. Organisms within populations vary, and this variation affects the ability of individuals to survive and reproduce. 3. This variation is transmitted from parents to offspring. As discussed in lecture, animals ra...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 with answers According to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, what three conditions are necessary or natural selection to produce adaptations? - correct answer 1. the ability of a population to expand is infinite, but the ability of any environment to support populations is always finite 2. organisms within populations vary, and this variation affects the ability of individuals to survive and reproduce 3. this variation is transmitted ...

ASM 246 Final Exam Arizona State University - Question and answers rated A+ ASM 246 Final Exam True or False: Lucy's skeleton has both ape and humanlike characteristics. - correct answer True True or false? Although it has a smaller birth canal and more flaring blades, Lucy's pelvis is more similar to a human pelvis than it is to a chimpanzee pelvis. - correct answer True When Professor Johanson and his team were working in Ethiopia in the 1970s, they discovered the remains of Luc...

ASM 246 Human Origins (week 5) questions n answers Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, Africa Eastern Africa - OL means "PLace" - Dupai means "wild sisal" Australopithecus boisei - July 17, 1959 by MAry Leakey - "Dear Boy" Nutcracker Man -Zinjanthropus boisei >Zinj is Arabic for "East Africa" >Anthropus is Greek for "Man" >Boisei is Mr. Boisei (benefactor) - Massive face, huge cheek teeth. -Tool maker? -1.8 Mya - Original name: Titanohomo mirabilis (hominin) -...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 weeks 4-7 (Final) well answeredThe Laetoli footprints are evidence that ______ was a biped. - correct answer Australopithecus afarensis Karst topography characterizes the fossil sites of ______ Africa. - correct answer south The ______ is a bony ridge running front to back that protrudes out of the top of the skull in some Australopithecus species. - correct answer sagittal crest Evidence from the 3-year-old Dikika baby's teeth demonstrates tha...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 FINAL 1 well answeredanthropology - correct answer Which of the following can be defined as: "The study of the whole of the human condition; past, present and future; biology, science, language and culture." surveying - correct answer Which of the following describes the paleoanthropology practice of walking the landscape looking for fossils on the surface? Humans evolved from chimpanzees. - correct answer False Fossils are found where sedimen...

ASM 246 Weeks 6-7, ASM 246 Weeks 4-5 Arizona State University - Questions with complete solution ASM 246 Weeks 6-7, ASM 246 Weeks 4-5 potential cannibalism - correct answer Cutmarks found on fossilized hominin bones from the middle Pleistocene of Bodo, Ethiopia are often used as evidence of what? relatively small cranial capacity compared to other Homo species. - correct answer One of the most surprising discoveries in the field of paleoanthropology is the species Homo floresiensis. This...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Unit 1 with correct answersWhat is polygamy - correct answer A pattern of mating behavior when a male has more than one female mate What is unusual about human family structures? - correct answer Humans tend to live in family groups and mate for long periods of time. Monogamous Behaviors or traits that reduce out evolutionary fitness (ie. Reduce our ability to survive and/or reproduce) as described as what? - correct answer Maladaption What are ...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Midterm with answers rated A+Anthropology - correct answer Which of the following can be defined as: "The study of the whole of the human condition; past present and future; biology, science, language and culture." Surveying - correct answer Which of the following describes the paleoanthropology practice of walking the landscape looking for fossils on the surface? False - correct answer Humans evolved from chimpanzees. True - correct answer Fo...