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Human Adaptation

Homo Neanderthalensis (Frontal View)

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1
An examination of human variability demonstrates that different body types are adapted to different environments. How does the skeleton of KNM-WT 15000 demonstrate this principle?
A)it is short and stocky
B)it is adapted for tree climbing
C)it is adapted to the cold
D)it is long and linear
E)it lacks a tail
2
The Neandertals lived in Europe during a time of extreme cold and glacial encroachment, what features of the Neandertal face have been hypothesised to be a result of adaptation to a cold environment?
A)large nasal cavity
B)projecting brow ridges
C)small external auditory meatus
D)occipital bun
E)retromolar space
3
How did this feature adapt Neandertals to the cold?
A)allowed better sense of smell
B)made breathing easier
C)warm and humidify air
D)trapped more dirt particles
E)enhanced sense of taste
4
How does the structure of the Neandertal postcranial skeleton (see Ch 14) reflect the Neandertal adaptation to the cold?
A)it is short and stocky
B)it is adapted for tree climbing
C)it has a wider pelvis
D)it is long and linear
E)it has a reduced number of vertebrae
5
What rules do these adaptations follow?
A)Newton's Law
B)Hardy-Weinberg
C)Law of independant assortment
D)Bergmann's and Allen's
E)None of these





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