Which of these statements about ethnicity is NOT true?

A. Ethnic distinctions can be based on language and geography.
B. Ethnic distinctions can be based on religion, kinship, history, and race.
C. People may change the amount of importance they place on ethnicity due to political or individual life changes.
D. Unlike race, ethnicity derives from biological differences among human groups.
E. Ethnicity is based on actual, perceived, and assumed cultural similarities among members of the same ethnic group.


Answer: D

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