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Name the four characteristic forms of human locomotion |
habitual, upright, bipedal, striding |
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describe how humans are habitually different to primates in their locomotion |
humans are anatomically committed to being bipedal. primates are only episodically bipedal |
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animals such as birds are ______, but without being ______, unlike humans |
bipedal; upright |
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what is a result of the selection of bipedalism in humans?
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longer hind limbs |
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bipedal walking would have allowed early ancestors to _____ |
peer over grass; carry things |
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how does bipedalism allow for better thermoregulation? |
bipedalismhelps an animal living in warm conditions to keep cool by reducing amount ofsunlight on body and immersing it in lower temperature air. |
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bipedalism occured ______ development of brain |
millions of years before |
