The Oldest Fossil Remains of Members of Our Genus, Homo

question 214

Multiple Choice

The oldest fossil remains of members of our genus, Homo, suggest that early relatives of humans lived

• A) near China, where food is plentiful throughout the year.
• B) near Siberia, in an area where they were protected from predation.
• C) in the midwestern United States, where there is some of the most fertile soil in the world.
• D) in the American tropics, where there are long growing seasons and many species of fruits and berries.
• E) in dry African savannas, where they ate roots, bulbs, tubers, and animals.

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Definitions:

Inverse Demand

A representation of demand that expresses price as a function of quantity demanded, contrary to the typical demand function.

Inverse Supply

A concept in economics that describes a situation in which the supply of a good decreases as its price decreases, opposite to the normal supply behavior.

Tax

Mandatory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures.

Excess Demand

A situation where the quantity demanded of a good exceeds the quantity supplied at a particular price, leading to a shortage.