The precise percentages of ancient features retained within a breeding population are based upon all of the following except:

a. amount of genetic isolation
b. amount of inflow from new genes
c. reproductive capacity of the population
d. development of sophisticated tools


Ans: d. development of sophisticated tools

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When it is said that __________, most anthropologists mean that culture is the means by which people survive in their particular environment

a. culture is important b. culture is shared c. culture is adaptive d. culture is basic

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Access to good health care is more dependent upon a society’s degree of inequality than its wealth

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Morotopithecus may be a better candidate than Proconsul as the ancestor of hominoids because it __________

a. is a knuckle-walker b. is larger bodied c. has a short stiff back and suspensory shoulder anatomy d. has a Y-5 molar pattern

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