Homologies that appeared most recently and are therefore shared by a relatively small group of closely related taxa are called:

A. autapomorphic features
B. shared derived features
C. shared ancestral features
D. shared archetypical features


B. shared derived features

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a. are generalized because primates are omnivorous. b. are specialized for processing one type of food. c. have premolars and molars are indistinguishable from those found in carnivores. d. form is not correlated with their diet. e. have the formula 3.2.3.1.

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Governments balance the competing demands of citizens and corporations by doing all BUT ONE of the following:

a) Pay lip service to social, political, and environmental concerns by emphasizing values such as democracy and freedom, but take little action. b) Seek to identify government or private entities to make new policy. c) Free corporations and the mass media to spin events and news to allay public fears and interests. d) Displace regulatory power onto unelected and largely remote global governance institutions.

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Spanish is an example of a global language

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Some theorists, including Jonathon Friedman, have suggested that a new global identity is emerging that is based primarily on __________

a. religion b. race c. nationality d. class

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