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Author: Sylvia Mader, Michael Windelspecht
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Explain the adaptations of Homo erectus.
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Ch. 23.1 - Describe the conditions of the early Earth’s...Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 23.1 - Prob. 3LOCh. 23.1 - Prob. 4LOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 1LOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 23.2 - Discuss how the fossil record, biogeography, and...Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 4LOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 2LO
Ch. 23.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 23.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 23.4 - Prob. 2LOCh. 23.5 - Explain the adaptations of Homo erectus.Ch. 23.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 23.5 - Prob. 3LOCh. 23.5 - Prob. 1BTSCh. 23.5 - Prob. 2BTSCh. 23.5 - Prob. 1BTBCh. 23.5 - Prob. 2BTBCh. 23.5 - Prob. 3BTBCh. 23 - Prob. 1ACh. 23 - Prob. 2ACh. 23 - Prob. 3ACh. 23 - 4. The fossil record offers direct evidence for...Ch. 23 - 5. A history of how species change over time...Ch. 23 - Prob. 6ACh. 23 - Prob. 7ACh. 23 - Prob. 8ACh. 23 - Prob. 9ACh. 23 - Prob. 10ACh. 23 - Prob. 11ACh. 23 - Prob. 12ACh. 23 - Prob. 13ACh. 23 - Prob. 14ACh. 23 - Prob. 15ACh. 23 - According to the fossil record. which of these...Ch. 23 - Bipedalism has many selective advantages,...Ch. 23 - In studying recent fossils of the genus Homo, such...Ch. 23 - Prob. 3TC
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