HUMAN BIOLOGY
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Author: Mader
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Chapter 23.4, Problem 1CYP
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The difference between a hominid and a hominin with examples.
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In kingdom Animalia, Superfamily Hominoidea consists of all the apes. They are different from other primates because they have more degrees of freedom in movement. They are further divided into greater apes and lesser apes. Humans are a part of greater apes.
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HUMAN BIOLOGY
Ch. 23.1 - Describe the conditions of the early Earth’s...Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 23.1 - Prob. 3LOCh. 23.1 - Prob. 4LOCh. 23.1 - Discuss why chemical evolution was necessary...Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 23.1 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 23.2 - Prob. 1LOCh. 23.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 23.2 - Discuss how the fossil record, biogeography, and...
Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 4LOCh. 23.2 - Define biological evolution and explain its two...Ch. 23.2 - Describe the types of evidence that support...Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 23.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 23.3 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 23.3 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 23.3 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 23.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 23.4 - Prob. 2LOCh. 23.4 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 23.4 - Name three features characteristic of hominins.Ch. 23.4 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 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. 23.5 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 23.5 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 23.5 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 23.5 - Prob. 4CYPCh. 23.5 - Prob. 5CYPCh. 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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