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| human gametes contain how many chromosomes? |
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| structural proteins are to regulatory proteins as __ proteins are to __ protiens. |
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structural proteins are to regulatory proteins as _physical_ proteins are to funtional__ protiens.
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| the fusion of the ends of the bone to the shaft is blocked earlier in life by? |
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| __ always binds with __, and __ always binds with __. |
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_A_ always binds with _T_, and _G_ always binds with _C_.
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| the __ in humans is at the bottom of the skull, where the spinal cord runs. |
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| heat-adapted mammal populations will have long limbs. |
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| What is NOT common among most primates? |
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| complex material culture and tool use, as well as speech, in the human evolutionary trajectory are estimated to have emerged around... |
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which is NOT a key to a female primates feeding success?
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| Darwin's theory of evolution is based on evolution by... |
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the following is NOT an example of an empirical science:
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| ___ hold amino acids together, creating proteins. |
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| one female having multiple male counter-parts is an example of which primate residence pattern? |
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| replication takes place in the... |
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| melanin helps keep __ protected in our bodies. |
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| all aspects of human biology are studied by... |
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| admixture between populations |
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| what is directional selection? |
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| a single phenotype is favored, causing the allele frequency to continuously shift in one direction. |
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| based on genetic classification, great apes are divided into three sub-families. what are they? |
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| pongines,hominines,gorilines |
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| humans ability to speak is due to which bone? |
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| the two strands that make up the double helix DNA are held together by__ that connect the nitrogenous bases together. |
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| __ reduces the fitness of the individual performing the act. |
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| a full-on explanation of a phenomenon that proves absolutely true refers to : |
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| elements having known half-lives in applicable to scientists due to: |
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__ for function and __ for fine-tuning.
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_macronutrients_ for function and _micronutrients_ for fine-tuning.
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| females displaying preference for their mates represents : |
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| the proportiono of a trait's variation that is genetic is reffered to as: |
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| what residence pattern describes when both sexes mate promiscuously ? |
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| which of the following evolutionary forces best exemplifies primates movement from arboreal environment to a terrestrial one? |
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| short tandem repeats (STR's) form individualistic signatures, and are known as___. |
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| the law of assortment is accedited to___. |
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| A repeated [CAG] DNA sequence of over 35 times, is located on chromosome four, and leads to degeneration of parts of the brain that control body movement is referred to as... |
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| __, or higher primates, have larger brains and see in color. |
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| the genes that are used for the overall body layout in mammals and fruit flies, alike. |
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| only __ traits respond to natural selection; they are the primary driving force of evolution. |
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| __ reduces or eliminates hemoglobin synthesis, and may lead to hemoglobin "clumping" in red blood cells. |
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| allele [X] leads to multiple efects (brown eyes and curly hair). this allele is said to be: |
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| during times of excess, energy would be efficiently stored in the form of glucose in fat tissue. |
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| for a concoction of reasons, modern human populations have been getting taller over the several generations. This is an example of : |
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| the evolution of man from the ealiest of ancestors is an example of: |
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| what is not considered a fossil? |
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| Human skull dating to 200bp |
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| the study of what happens to things post-motem. |
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| punctuated equilibrium assumes.. |
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| short periods of time leading to speciation events |
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| adaptive radiation of mammals. |
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| after two half lives, how much of a parent material has been replaced ( at a statistically regular rate)? |
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| chirality is concerned with 2 forms of... |
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| biostratigraphy follows the law of... |
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| which hypothesis best explains the emergence of primates? |
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| the firs Euprimates, Omomyids and Adapids, emerged in the __ epoch. |
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| the early oligocene landscape of Fayum: |
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| what are not characteristics of Aegytopothecus? |
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| long legs, relative to arms |
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| according to the fossil records, which was the first South American primate? |
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| this fossil resembled extant orangutans. |
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| what is not considered a primitive higher primate? |
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| phylogenetic mapping traces: |
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| which is an indicator is which mode of locomotion was used? |
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| preceded increases in brain size |
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| what is not a characteristic of honing chewing complex? |
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| wearing on the tips of canine teeth |
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| according to the fossil record, which was the most recent? |
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| the foundation behavior of hominidae: |
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| which muscles are not involved in mastication? |
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| the footprints Laitoli had: |
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| which species of Australopithecines survived for the longest time periods in South Africa ? |
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| Australopithecus robustus |
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| where did Ernst Haekel propose to be the cradle of humanity? |
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| according to the fossil record, this is the earliest of genus Homo: |
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| a characteristic feature of Homo Erectus is a thick skull, which is an indication of which type of selective forces? |
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| A sagittal keel is __ then a sagittal crest? |
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| where would one find nuchal cresting? |
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| why is Dmanisi, Georgia an important archaeological site? |
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| it shows that humans originated in Africa |
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| around when do we begin to see the Acheulean hand-axe? |
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| the multi-regional model proposes: |
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| European Homo sapiens gave rise to modern European Homo sapiens |
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| which is not a characteristic of archaic Homo sapiens? |
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| why did Shanidar 1 use a different kind of "tool kit"? |
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| Mousterian toolmaking utilizes which technique ? |
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| What was not a Neanderthal burial site? |
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| Gracilization of early Homo sapiens involved: |
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| smaller face, less projecting face, shorter stature |
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| the most genetically diverse populations: |
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| the neolithic marks the beginning of the ___ epoch. |
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| where is the earliest evidence of agriculture coming from? |
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| A rough estimate for the emergence of agriculture |
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| Endemic diseases are likely found in ___ sites. |
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| selection for mutant CCR5 protein exhibits: |
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| positive natural selection |
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| what animal was first to get domesticated? |
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| compared with hunter-gatherers, which do we not see in agriculturists? |
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| bones with higher second moments of area |
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| cribra orbitalia occurs in response to : |
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