Which field of anthropology studies the practices, beliefs, economics, politics, and gender roles of living people?

a.) cultural anthropology
b.) Archaeology
c.) Linguistic anthropolgy
d.) Biological


a.) cultural anthropology

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Ideal “cultural personality” traits among Yanomamo men would include being:

a. irritated and whiny. b. loving and respectful. c. questioning and anxious. d. fierce and humorous. e. nurturing and affectionate.

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The HbS allele increased in frequency in West African populations due to

a. sickle-cell anemia. b. genetic drift. c. migration. d. increased mutation rates. e. natural selection.

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What is a phenotypic adaptation, and what makes it possible?

A. It happens when adaptive changes occur during an individual's lifetime. It is made possible by human biological plasticity, our ability to change in response to the environments we encounter as we grow. B. It is a genotypic adaptation that is expressed in the phenotype. It is made possible by the close relationship between our manifest biology and our genes. C. It is a phenotypic adaptation made possible by culture's power over biology. D. It occurs when genetic changes take place during an individual's lifetime. It is made possible by human genetic plasticity, our ability to change in response to the environments we encounter as we grow. E. It is a biological adaptation that occurs during an individual's lifetime and, if critical enough to survival, will actually modify the genotype.

Anthropology & Archaeology

________ is a well-known oligopithecine from the Fayum in Africa and possible ancestor to later anthropoid primates

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Anthropology & Archaeology