Georges Cuvier is the naturalist best associated with which of the following ideas?

a. the inheritance of acquired characteristics
b. catastrophism
c. evolution
d. uniformitarianism


Correct Answer: b

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a. fortresses b. naval bases c. trading posts d. missions

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Takashi Murakami's interpretations of anime and mange include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) the militarization of postwar Japan. B) repressed emotions such as anxiety, shame, and a pervasive sense of impotence. C) Japanese infantilism as reflected in monsters like Godzilla. D) the repercussions of Japanese defeat in World War II. E) the democratization of postwar Japan.

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The robust hominin that has hands quite similar to human hands is:

A. Paranthropus robustus. B. Australopithecus garhi. C. Paranthropus aethiopicus. D. Paranthropus boisei.

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Anthropologists have pursued studies of all of the following blood sports, EXCEPT:

a) cock fighting. b) bull fighting. c) professional boxing. d) pit bull contests.

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