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Please read Unit 2- Human Evolution in Ever Since Darwin which is composed of Ch.5- A Matter of Degree, Ch.6- Bushes and Ladders,Ch.7-The Child as Man’s Real Father and Ch.8- Human Babies as Embryos and then answer the Discussion #4 questions.Discussion #4- You must answer these in one attempt. Addendums do not count.
I. A. What does the allopatric theory have to do with speciation?
B. Which is the correct metaphor for evolution ?bushes? or ?ladders?? Why?
II. A. What is the definition of neoteny ?
B. List and describe 3 of Bolk?s features that support that we are a neotenic species.
III. A. What does altricial mean? List altricial characteristics , there are five.
B. Give an example of an altricial animal.
IV. A. What does precocial mean? List precocial characteristics, there are five.
B. Give an example of a precocial animal.
V. Why is man called a secondarily altricial animal?