In the mid-1800s, Darwin's On the Origin of Species introduced what new idea?

a. nonhuman primates are not closely related to humans
b. language originated in Europe
c. human variation is the product of the interaction between biology and the environment
d. culture is exclusively human


Correct Answer: c

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