Many Human Traits Reflect the Fact That Our Primate Ancestors

question 20

Multiple Choice

Many human traits reflect the fact that our primate ancestors lived in trees.These traits include all of the following EXCEPT

• A) grasping ability.
• B) depth and color vision.
• C) learning ability based on a large brain.
• D) substantial parental investment in a limited number of offspring.
• E) echolocation, made possible by overlapping visual fields.

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Definitions:

Population Regression Line

The line that best describes the relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable for the entire population.

Population Coefficient

A parameter that quantifies a certain characteristic or attribute of a population.

Correlation

A statistical measurement of the relationship between two variables, indicating how one may predict the other.

Coefficient of Determination

Denoted as R-squared, it measures the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s) in a regression model.