When comparing a North American wolf and a whale, the fact that they both have a placenta would be considered a(n):
A. autapomorphic feature
B. shared derived feature
C. shared ancestral feature
D. shared archetypical feature
C. shared ancestral feature
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The internationalization of capital and labor has resulted in
a. corporations from the developed world moving production facilities to poorer nations. b. relocating factories to areas with weak environmental and factory safety regulations. c. maximizing profits by finding the cheapest labor. d. All of these are part of the internationalization of capital and labor.
Analyses of the vertebral canals of the Nariokotome skeleton suggests that in Homo erectus
A) the canal dimensions in the thorax were similar to those of monkeys and apes B) the nerve connections to the rib-cage were much less extensive than in modern humans C) the fine control of breathing needed for speech may have been lacking D) all of the above E) none of the above
Rites of solidarity are directed toward the welfare of
a. the entire community. b. individual members of the community. c. the group’s shaman. d. the group’s leader. e. the family as a unit.
Which of the following statements is a distinction between culture and society?
A. Society rests more upon certain features of human biology than does culture. B. Culture is the result of higher education, whereas society is shared by all people. C. People share society with other animals, but culture is distinctly human. D. Culture is genetically programmed, whereas society is transmitted through social learning. E. People attain culture through international travel, but society is the social environment of their native land.