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savanna (savannah)
A large flat grassland with scattered trees and shrubs. Savannas are found in many regions of the world with dry and worm-to-hot climates. TERM 2
hominins
DEFINITION 2 Colloquial term for members of the evolutionary group that includes modern humans and now-extinct bipedal relatives. TERM 3
species
DEFINITION 3 A group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring. Members of one species are reproductively isolated from members of all other species (i.e., they cannot mate with them to produce fertile offspring). TERM 4
bipedally
DEFINITION 4 On two feet; walking habitually on two feet. TERM 5
anthropology
DEFINITION 5 The field of inquiry that studies human culture and evolutionary aspects of human biology; include cultural anthropology archaeology, linguistics, and physical, or biological, anthropology.
primates
Members of the mammalian order Primates, which include lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. TERM 7
evolution
DEFINITION 7 A change in the genetic structure of a population. The term is also frequently used to refer to the appearance of a new species. TERM 8
adaptation
DEFINITION 8 An anatomical, physiological, or behavioral response of organisms or populations to the environment. Adaptations result from evolutionary change (specifically, as a result of natural selection). TERM 9
genetic
DEFINITION 9 Having to do with the study of gene structure and action and the patterns of inheritance of traits from parent to offspring. Genetic mechanisms are the foundation for evolutionary change. TERM 10
behavior
DEFINITION 10 Anything organisms do that involves action in response to internal or external stimuli; the response of an individual, group, or species to its environment. Such responses may or may not be deliberate, and they aren't necessarily the result of conscious decision making (which is absent in single-celled organisms, insects, and many other species).
ethnographies
Detailed descriptive studies of human societies. In cultural anthropology, an ethnography is traditionally the study of a non-Western society. TERM 17
artifacts
DEFINITION 17 Objects or materials made or modified for use by hominins. The earliest artifacts are usually tools made of stone or, occasionally, bone. TERM 18
paleoanthropology
DEFINITION 18 The interdisciplinary approach to the study of earlier homininstheir chronology, physical structure, archaeological remains, habits and so on. TERM 19
DNA (deoxyribonucleic
acid)
DEFINITION 19 The double-stranded molecule that contains the genetic code. DNA is a main component of chromosomes.
