Vocabulary notes

as compared with – порівняно із

take account of – враховувати

correspond closely with – бути наближеним, схожим; відповідати

susceptibility to a disease – сприйнятливість до хвороби

be concerned with – бути пов’язаним із

III. Match two parts of the sentences

1. We can't just measure birth and death rates and make a simple projection. We have to… 2. Eugenics is… 3. Differences in drought tolerance, root distribution, vegetative phenology, and stomatal behavior between taxa… 4. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a member of the Flaviviridae family and it is unusual with respect to its biology and pathogenesis as… 5. Most traits and diseases in humans are not so simple, and are referred to as “multifactorial.” This term indicates that a disease has some genetic components that influence the…

a) …compared with the other members of the family. b) … susceptibility to a disease, but there are also environmental and other unknown causes that must also be present for expression of the disease. c) …concerned with improving the human race through heredity. d) …correspond closely with water uptake limits. e) …take account of the variability in birth and death rates.

IV. Answer the following questions about the text “Anthropogenesis”

1. What class, order and family does Homo sapiens belong to?

2. What similarities in brain morphology and physiology between large apes and humans can be observed?

3. What other features reveal phylogenetic relationship between Homo sapiens and large apes?

4. Name the main stages of hominid evolution.

5. What environmental changes coincide with the emergence of Homo sapiens?

6. Where did scientists find the sites of the earliest human settlements?

7. What developments in the skull anatomy can be observed in Homo sapiens that differentiate them from their precursors?

8. What morphological adaptations in humans are related with upright posture?

9. In what way did humans benefit from bipedalism?

10. What skills did humans develop due to their hands’ capability of power and precision grip?

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