Choose the One Most Appropriate Answer for Each

question 27

Multiple Choice

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.
-Neanderthals

• A)includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal relatives.
• B)a population of Homo spp. that lived from as recently as 28,000 years ago; tool users and artisans
• C)the order that includes animals with freely swiveling limbs, mobile grasping digits, upright body posture, good depth perception, and flat fingernails
• D)organisms in a group that includes New World and Old World monkeys, apes, and humans
• E)wet-nosed primates
• F)informal name for chimpanzee-sized hominins that lived in Africa from 4 million to 1.2 million years ago
• G)anthropoids without tails

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Definitions:

Severed Spinal Cord

A complete cut or transection of the spinal cord, resulting in a loss of communication between the brain and the body parts below the injury level, often leading to paralysis.

Knee-Jerk Response

An immediate, automatic reaction to a situation, without taking the time to think through the consequences.

Botulin Poisoning

A serious illness caused by botulinum toxin, which can result in muscle paralysis and is often linked to improperly preserved or canned food.

Endocrine System

The body’s “slow” chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream.