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Determining the sex of a skeleton

Name: Date: Aim: To determine the sex of a skeleton Equipment: skeleton, digital camera Method: Examine the skeleton, looking for characteristics that would indicate whether it has male or female features. Use the digital camera to take close up pictures of the features that you feel give evidence of sex. Download the images to your laptop, insert them into a document and label them with the name of the feature. Fill in the table below: Feature Description Male or female

Discussion: 1. Did you find that all of the features indicated the same sex or were there some that indicated the opposite sex to others?

2. Based on your observations, is this skeleton a male or a female?

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