Cladistics is an approach to classification based upon:
A. the reconstruction of archetypes
B. the assigning of a numerical value to similarities
C. an analysis of reproductive isolation
D. an analysis of recently and distantly evolved features
D. an analysis of recently and distantly evolved features
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What particular characteristic of the Mae Enga of Papua New Guinea has gathered a lot of anthropological attention?
A) the active hostility toward women that runs through their culture B) their tradition of performing manhood ceremonies for infants C) the frequency and acceptance of homosexual relationships among men D) their territorial disputes and history of head-hunting
Archaeologists studying sunken ships off the coast of Florida or analyzing the content of modern garbage are examples of how
A. Hollywood has popularized archaeology in recent movies, making it a popular college major. B. training in the use of research skills for extreme environments-such as landfills and the deep sea-are worth the time, resources, and risk for the sake of the anthropological knowledge gained. C. archaeology is going through an identity crisis, with its practitioners questioning the discipline's focus on studying prehistory. D. archaeology is free from having to worry about the impact of its work on people. E. archaeologists study the culture of historical and even living peoples.
Under idealized Hardy-Weinberg conditions, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. No new alleles will be added to a population's gene pool. b. No alleles will be removed from a population's gene pool. c. There will be no change in allele frequencies in a population over time. d. There are no molecular changes in the gametes. e. Mutation rates will increase with each generation.
A paradigm shift is best described as a(n):
a. ?inversion of a social hierarchy that allows egalitarianism to emerge. b. ?change in the perspective that a group of people takes on a social issue. c. ?natural hierarchy that appears to be socially just and sensible. d. ?means to re-educate all people on what it is that makes us human.