What is the name of the wild ancestor of maize?

A. corn
B. guajalote
C. cavia
D. teosinte
E. elote


Answer: D

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Fossils dating to approximately 60,000 years ago were found:

A. on the Indonesian islands of Java and Borneo. B. at Zhoukoudian in China. C. at Liujang in China. D. at the Mungo 3 burial site in Australia.

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Because of missionary and government pressures, the Northwest Coast Indian potlatch system now __________

A) is completely extinct B) exists among some, but not all, tribes where it is practiced in modified forms C) resembles a North American-style Christmas D) is completely unrecognizable from its pre-contact, traditional form

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When did the earliest Hominoidea appear?

A. 95 m.y.a. B. 35 m.y.a. C. 65 m.y.a. D. 25 m.y.a. E. 45 m.y.a.

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The display of wealth for social prestige is called:

a. a leveling mechanism. b. conspicuous consumption. c. redistribution. d. balanced reciprocity. e. barter.

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