In his work on pea plants, Mendel found that plant height was inherited independently of the type or color of the seed coat. This finding:
a. applies only to genes on the same chromosome.
b. demonstrates the law of independent assortment.
c. explains gene linkage.
d. explains inheritance only in simple organisms.
b. demonstrates the law of independent assortment.
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Which of the following is NOT an example of a land-grabbing tactic utilized by European colonizers?
a. Using the procedural legality of signing treaties with native leaders and establishing reservations. b. Giving Native Americans full financial compensation for their land territories. c. Resorting to intimidation and threat of military force, while offering no justification for their actions. d. Forcing native representatives to sign land-cession agreements in exchange for debt forgiveness.
Differentiate postmodernity and postmodernism. Discuss how postmodernity affected the focus of anthropological study.
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The traditional classification of humans as hominids and chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans lumped together as pongids:
A. is supported by the discoveries of Australopithecus afarensis and Ardipithecus ramidus. B. is an accurate reflection of evolutionary histories. C. is supported by the discoveries of Ardipithecus ramidus and Australopithecus bahrelghazali. D. is not an accurate reflection of evolutionary histories.
From a humanistic approach, the problem with comparative studies is that they
a. lack statistical validity. b. are ahistorical. c. examine cultural variables out of the larger context. d. Trick question — humanistic anthropologists are not generally critical of comparative studies.