Choose the One Most Appropriate Answer for Each

question 36

Multiple Choice

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.
-Homo erectus

• A)shorter than modern humans, but stood upright; stocky body adapted to colder climates
• B)arose in Africa about 2 million years ago; had a significantly larger brain than earlier hominins and a gait similar to modern humans
• C)modern humans since 195,000 years ago
• D)Lucy; lived about 3.2 million years ago

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Definitions:

Fluid Pressure

The pressure exerted by a fluid at any given point within the fluid, dependent on the depth and density of the fluid.

Eyeball

The organ of vision in the human body, spherical in shape, which captures light and processes it into signals sent to the brain.

Glaucoma

A group of eye conditions that can cause blindness by damaging the optic nerve, usually due to high pressure in the eye.

Liver Cirrhosis

A late stage of scarring (fibrosis) of the liver caused by many forms of liver diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis and chronic alcoholism.