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jrubin

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What is the most important difference between Australopithecus afarensis and the modern apes?
 
  A. Au. afarensis had increased cranial capacity.
  B. Au. afarensis had better color vision than apes.
  C. Au. afarensis had a narrow chest, whereas living apes have a barrel chest.
  D. Au. afarensis had lost its prehensile tail.
  E. Au. afarensis was bipedal.

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The hominins known collectively as the australopiths had at least eight species,
 
  A. Au. anamensis, Au. afarensis, Au. kenyanthropus, Au. kadabba, Au. garhi, Au. robustus, Au. paranthropus, and Au. sediba.
  B. Au. sediba. Au. garhi, Au. africanus, Au. afarensis, Au. anamensis, Paranthropus robustus, Paranthropus boisei, and Paranthropus aethiopicus
  C. all discovered and named by the Leakey family.
  D. all discovered in Africa except Au. boisei.
  E. but only five of them have been confirmed to be bipedal, thus putting into question that all australopiths were hominins.


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iceage

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

Answer: E

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


jrubin

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Reply #2 on: Aug 11, 2018
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