List 5 characteristics that are thought to have evolved as a result of
arboreal living in primates.
1. Common to have grasping hands with opposable thumbs 2. Increased brain size, especially before birth. 3. Long gestation period relative to body weight. 4. Elongated heel. 5. Loss of one incisor and one premolar from tooth rows. Anthropoid apes such as the famous Lucy: were quadrupedal and had much smaller brains than modern humans. were quadrupedal and had brains about the size of modern human brains. were bipedal and had much smaller brains than modern humans. were bipedal and had brains about the size of modern human brains. None of the above. None of the above. What are some disadvantages of having a big brain like the human brain? The human gut is significantly smaller than predicted therefore makes digestive less efficient. What evidence suggests that young migratory locusts regulate the amount of both carbohydrates and protein that they consume? What is meant by the thrifty genotype?