Why did the applied anthropologist in the Jamaica Agroforestry Project (JAP) propose that nitrogen-fixing trees be planted?
a. These trees would create greater amounts of oxygen and clean air.
b. Nitrogen-fixing trees grow at a slower rate and can be harvested much more quickly.
c. Trees that use nitrogen create a much stronger wood that can be used commercially.
d. Nitrogen-fixing trees stabilize an area against erosion and can be used as feed for livestock.
e. These were the only kinds of trees that Jamaica had available at low cost.
d
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The first person to categorize human beings in the same order ("primates") as apes and monkeys was:
A. Carolus Linnaeus, 1758 B. Charles Darwin, 1859 C. Francis Crick, 1953 D. Human beings are not categorized as primates.
If a monopolistically competitive firm is producing 9,000 units of output and at this output level, the price is $10 and the average total cost is $10, the firm profit/loss is equal to ________ and it ________ possible for the firm to be in long-run equilibrium.
A) $0; is B) $900; is C) $0; is not D) $900; is not
Which of the following concepts DID NOT influence Darwin in developing his theory of evolution?
a. Population size increases more rapidly than food supplies. b. There is competition among individuals for resources. c. Species are unchanging types, and individual variation within a species is not important. d. There is biological variation in all members of a species. e. Favorable variations are passed on and accumulate in populations over time.
How are the four subfields of U.S. anthropology unified?
A. Each subfield studies human variation through time and space. B. Each subfield studies the human capacity for language. C. Each subfield studies human biological variability. D. Each subfield studies human genetic variation through time and space. E. The subfields really are not unified; their grouping into one discipline is a historical accident.