Which of the Following Characteristics Is NOT a Distinguishing Feature

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following characteristics is NOT a distinguishing feature of all primates?

• A)opposable thumb
• B)fingernails
• C)usually single birth
• D)extended period of parental care
• E)expanded hindbrain

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Definitions:

Chemical Changes

Reactions that result in the transformation of substances into one or more different substances, involving the making and breaking of chemical bonds.

Top-down Processing

A cognitive process that uses context and pre-existing knowledge to understand information.

Constriction

The act or process of drawing together or becoming narrower; it can apply to physical objects, bodily processes, or even psychological states.

Accommodation

In psychology, the process of adjusting existing cognitive structures in response to new experiences; in vision, the process by which the eye's lens changes shape to focus near or far objects on the retina.