Use the Following Case Scenario to Answer Short Answer Items

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Essay

Use the following case scenario to answer short answer items. Sally is a mother of 4 young children. She is divorced, and works full-time at a minimum-wage job. She participates in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, receiving the benefits electronically at the beginning of the month. Many times, by the end of the month, Sally goes without food.
-When grocery shopping she purchases energy-dense foods instead of nutrient-dense foods,and bypasses the legumes and fresh vegetables and fruits.Why might she make these choices?

Describe the evolutionary adaptations and significance of bipedalism in human evolution.

Identify and explain the key cultural and technological advancements during various prehistoric periods such as the use of fire, development of tool-making traditions, and the significance of cave wall paintings.

Discuss the environmental conditions that influenced early primate evolution and the advantages these conditions provided.

Explain the hypothesis and theories related to the out-of-Africa model and the recent African origins hypothesis.

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Definitions:

Pistil

The female reproductive organ of a flower; consists of either a single carpel or two or more fused carpels. See carpel.

Structure Labeled

In microscopy, the identification and tagging of specific cellular or molecular components with labels or markers for study.

Anther

The part of the stamen in flowers that produces microspores and, ultimately, pollen grains.

Endosperm

A nutritive tissue in seeds of most flowering plants, providing sustenance to the developing embryo.