Patrilocal societies are expected to display:

a. greater mtDNA diversity than Y chromosome diversity.
b. roughly equivalent mtDNA and Y chromosome diversity.
c. greater Y chromosome diversity than mtDNA diversity.
d. no strong correlation between societal structure and genetic diversity.


a. greater mtDNA diversity than Y chromosome diversity.

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Which of the following statements is incorrect??

a. ?Instinctual behavior is not the same as culture. b. ?Culture within a society is not uniform across individuals. c. ?Every known human society exhibits culture. d. ?Most, but not all, societies give cultural meaning to differences between sexes

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Which of the following does NOT occur in the large intestine?

A. digestion B. the storage of nondigestible material C. mineral and vitamin absorption D. fluid absorption

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Elites in poor nations are often opposed to population control programs because:

a. Such programs often run contrary to religion. b. Elites believe that their own chances of economic success are best with a very large family. c. Elites fear the social unrest that could result from attempts to force the poor to control their population. d. They suspect that wealthy nations promote population control in poor nations for their own self-interest. e. They believe their continued prosperity rests upon the fact that the poor of their nation remain poor because they have large families.

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