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LaDunn

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The tendency of people living in the Peruvian Andes to develop a voluminous chest and lungs for life at very high altitudes is an example of a(n)
 
  A. genetic adaptation.
  B. long-term physiological adaptation.
  C. short-term physiological adaptation.
  D. cultural adaptation.
  E. archaeological adaptation.

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The study of interactions among past living things in a past environment is
 
  A. paleoanthropology.
  B. paleoecology.
  C. garbology.
  D. social archaeology.
  E. adaptive anthropology.


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ApricotDream

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Reply #1 on: Aug 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B


LaDunn

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Reply 2 on: Aug 11, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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