What is sickle-cell anemia, and how is it adaptive?
What will be an ideal response?
This is a disease of misshapen red blood cells that clog the circulatory system. It is primarily carried by those of African ancestry who come from areas where malaria rates are high; carriers of sickle cells have an ability to better survive malaria.
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Georges Cuvier is the naturalist best associated with which of the following ideas?
a. the inheritance of acquired characteristics b. catastrophism c. evolution d. uniformitarianism
Regarding sexual orientation, all of the following are true EXCEPT that
A. different types of sexual desires and experiences hold different meanings for individuals and groups. B. there is conclusive scientific evidence that sexual orientation is genetically determined. C. within a society, individuals will differ in the nature, range, and intensity of sexual interests and urges. D. culture always plays a role in molding individual sexual urges toward a collective norm, and these norms vary from culture to culture. E. flexibility in sexual expression seems to be an aspect of our primate heritage, since both masturbation and same-sex sexual activity exist among chimpanzees and other primates.
Raymond Dart believed that the presence of many broken bones at Makapansgat represented:
A. deliberately manufactured bone tools B. an osteodontokeratic culture C. the result of carnivore activity D. deliberately manufactured bone tools and an osteodontokeratic culture E. all of these
Division of labor refers to the person or organized group responsible for producing something
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.