Which of the following statements is true?
A) Humans adapt to their environments purely through biological mechanisms.
B) Humans are plastic and are able to change their behavior in order to adapt to changing social and ecological conditions.
C) Humans are not constrained biologically, only culturally.
D) Humans are plastic and biologically adaptive to any kind of social and environmental condition.
E) All of the statements listed are true.
B
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Which of the following did NOT occur as a result of the frequent climatic fluctuations during the Plio-Pleistocene?
A. New patterns of mixed habitat types developed. B. The radiation of hominin forms in eastern Asia began. C. Many animal lineages diversified. D. New species evolved to exploit the newly created ecological niches.
The average Neandertal was
a. more robust than modern humans. b. tall and gracile. c. less robust than modern humans. d. very small-brained. e. hunched down.
Peasants normally produce solely for the larger society
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Private agencies and governments often employ anthropologists to provide them with an indication of the possible consequences of the planned change they are about to implement. What is this called?
A. a sociocultural blueprint B. a social-impact study C. an ethical relativism statement D. a culture-change document