Critical Thinking Questions
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How do anthropologists define being human?
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What are some of the key differences between Linnaean classification and phylogenetics?
3
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In what ways does the COVID-19 virus exhibit natural selection?
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How do anthropologists define a primate?
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What is the difference between absolute and relative dating methods? What methods are commonly used when working with hominin fossils?
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What is the difference between a prosimian and an anthropoid?
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What are some of the main differences between Old World and New World monkeys?
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What are some of the key characteristics seen in early hominins, and what environmental forces may have contributed to those changes?