Lec. 2 Flashcards
Name a very common plant polysaccharide:
Name a famous animal polysaccharide:
Plant polysaccharide: cellulose
Animal polysaccharide: glycogen
Which type of foods are rare among primates?
Aquatic foods including fish, clams and kelp.
Give two examples of omnivorous non-human primates:
Baboons and chimpanzees
Give four different adaptations to primate diet:
Tooth size, tooth shape, gut anatomy, microbiome, genome, saliva composition ..
Name three mammal species that have cultural transmission.
Dolphins, Orcas, and chimpanzees.
What is a key difference between human culture and other animal cultures?
Human culture is cumulative (ratcheting).
What is one of the key difference between biological evolution and cultural evolution?
During cultural evolution, ideas can be transmitted in all directions, from old to young, from young to old and across social groups, during biological evolution, genetic material is only transmitted from parents to offspring
Give two examples of human biological features that reflect cultural activity:
Human hand anatomy (reflecting tool use) and human jaw/tooth anatomy (reflecting cooked food).
What is the most striking difference in the geographic distribution of humans and the great ape species?
Great apes are restricted to tropical forests, humans live everywhere.
What is the fundamental difference between a dog tracking another animal and humans tracking by reading tracks?
The dog perceives scent molecules, while humans infer from tracks in the ground.
How many hunter-gathering (foraging) societies have been described regarding their diets?
About 200 across very different ecosystems.
