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Q: Biologists and Paleontologists see in modern and fossil forms what appears to be the development of…

A: Evolution  The adaptation of the organism to survive and reproduce in an environment.

Q: Which of the following traits is associated more with more primitive Strepsirhine primates (such as…

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Q: Examine the limb bones of these two primates. For each one, what was the most likely broad locomotor…

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Q: You are presented two mammal skulls (not skeletons) you have not seen before. What traits would you…

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Q: Aegyptopithecus has features in common with modern monkeys, such as limbs of equal length with…

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Q: Which of these discoveries were used by paleontologists to conclude that some hominins—Homo erectus,…

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Q: Do you think that H. naledi and H. neanderthalensis were deliberately burying their dead? Why or why…

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Q: Very few fossils of Sahelanthropus have been found up until now, therefore we do not have a complete…

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Q: Seven sauropod dinosaurs of the same species (Apatosaurus ajax) from the same population in Montana…

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Q: According to "Our Earliest Ancestors", what is unique about the specimen Ardi?    A.She had a long,…

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Q: Which of the following represent functions of the anatomical modifications toward more efficient…

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Q: Create a dichotomous key from a kangaroo skull in comparison to the these skulls listed: Kangaroo…

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Q: Increased meat consumption is suggested to have led to increased brain and body size in H. erectus…

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Q: Which statement is NOT true about the early hominins: A) The angle of the foramen magnum on…

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Q: What is the expected evolutionary change in mean leg length due to selection on both wings and legs?

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Q: Which of the following statements about Au. afarensis anatomy is most accurate? O a. Au. afarensis…

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Q: All of these characteristics of P. aethiopicus suggest that it may represent an evolutionary…

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Evolutionary adaptations

Evolutionary adaptation is the process through which organisms adapt or adjust to their surroundings to increase the chances of survival, mating, and reproduction. An organism's behavior, physiology, and structure are adjusted or changed to make it more suited to its environment.