In the U.S., we most commonly practice bilateral descent
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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A population of finches contains individuals with beaks that range from small to large. Finches with larger beaks can more easily break shells and extract food in times of stress
If the environment becomes very dry and most plants (food) die, then there will be __________. A. no change in the percentages of finches with large and small beaks B. more finches with smaller beaks C. an increase in all types of finches D. more finches with larger beaks
Traditionally, the Yanomamo of South America
a. formed marriage alliances for trading purposes with non-Yanomamo peoples living at their borders. b. formed marriage alliances with other villages for political purposes. c. were endogamous and therefore made no marriage alliances outside their group. d. viewed individuals outside their kin groups as enemies and therefore not suitable for marriage.
Grouping contemporaneous species into genera
a. is never a subjective process b. can be facilitated by identifying which species can interbreed and produce live, though not necessarily fertile, hybrid offspring c. is always easy and accurate d. is problematic and therefore not a common practice of physical anthropologists e. requires similarities between species in one genus and species of another genus.
Today biological anthropologists prefer to use the term ________ rather than race.
a. population b. ethnic group c. deme d. species