ANTA01H3 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 notes- Anthro text book by Shawn Lehman
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anthropology: the global and holistic study of human culture and biology. holistic: considering all aspects of the research subject. non-human primate: any primate that is not human. morphology: the study of the form and structure of organisms. ecology: the study of interrelationships oforganisms and their environment. Scientific study of our closest extant biological relatives: non-human primate species. Species: a single, distinct class of living creature with features that distinguish it from other living creatures. Primate: any extant or extinct member of the order of mammals that include lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, apes and humans. The multidisciplinary study of the biological evolution of humans and non-human primates. Usually best known for excavating fossils researchers also investigate the advent of and changes in human cultural activities. Ancient primates evolved and went extinct in response to a variety of geological and biological processes.
