Which of the following is NOT true about the East African baboon-like Theropithecus?
a. Dietary niche was almost exclusively grasses.
b. It contained some notable fossil specimens, like a 225-pound monkey.
c. It is the only extant (still living) species is the Gelada.
d. Most of its members went extinct at some point during the middle Ordovician.
e. Competition with Papio baboons was a probable cause for extinction.
d
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Practice theory
A. focuses on how individuals, through their actions and practices, influence and transform the world they live in. B. was popularized by Margaret Mead in the 1940s. C. is the only theoretical paradigm to effectively solve the "culture-individual" problem. D. actually shares the same deterministic assumptions of earlier theoretical paradigms. E. explains social phenomena only in nonindustrial societies.
Recent finds in northern Chad have been assigned to the species:
A. Australopithecus africanus B. Australopithecus bahrelghazalia C. Paranthropus aethiopicus D. Paranthropus chadensis
Which of the following best illustrates a pluralistic society?
a. It is composed of a number of subcultural groups and has a low potential for misunderstandings or hostilities. b. It is composed of a number of subcultural groups such as found in the U.S. and Canada. c. It is found in the United States and the United Kingdom but because of diffusion it is rapidly disappearing. d. It is a peaceable society that promotes a great deal of cultural and social solidarity. e. It is a type of society that first developed with immigration, but is no longer in existence.
What does ethnicity mean?
A. identification with and feeling part of a cultural group and exclusion from other cultural groups B. identification with and feeling part of two or more groups in a plural society C. identification with your neighbors in a multicultural society D. identification with the cultural values of the dominant culture E. identification with and feeling part of a biologically racial group