Specific traits that assist a phenotype in doing better in a given environment are called:
A. fitness traits.
B. phenotypic variations.
C. adaptations.
D. exaptations.
Answer: C
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A. to emphasize culture's evolutionary basis B. to better define culture as a capacity that distinguishes members of the zoological family hominidae from anatomically modern humans C. to stress that there is no such thing as human nature D. to promote the study of primatology, which has nothing to do with human culture E. to illustrate how evolution is just a theory
Many cultures establish rights for all members but do not expect any duties to be fulfilled
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Free-market economies are areas in which anthropologists can contribute a great deal to the debate
a. True b. False
The study of human biology within the framework of human evolution is the domain of
a. cultural anthropology. b. physical/biological anthropology. c. primatology. d. osteology. e. archaeology.