Is It Possible That Toolmaking Is at Least Partially Responsible

question 48

Multiple Choice

Is it possible that toolmaking is at least partially responsible for the development of bipedalism in hominins?

• A) Yes, because they may have used bone or wooden tools that do not appear in the fossil record.
• B) Yes, because all known bipedal hominins are associated with stone tools.
• C) No, because there is no association between tools and other hominin features.
• D) No, because many living primates make complex tools, and none of them has developed bipedal locomotion.

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Definitions:

Plausible

Seeming reasonable or probable; believable or credible.

Indirectly

Not directly, but by means of an intermediate step or through a secondary cause.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, made as a starting point for further investigation, testing, or experimentation.

Informative

Providing useful or important information or details.