Individuals infected with the protozoan Plasmodium vivax are in danger of contracting __________
a. sickle cell disorder
b. the bubonic plague
c. malaria
d. river blindness
Correct Answer: c
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What possible situation must be considered when deciding to provide vaccinations against life-threatening disease to a new community?
A) if the vaccine has minor side effects, such as headache or fever B) what time of year to give the vaccine, since its efficacy is seasonal C) if social stratification might prevent every individual from receiving the vaccine D) whether the society has the resources to sustain the potential population increase
Based on Table 9.1 in your book, "Patterns in the Sexual Division of Labor," Which of these tasks is the least likely to be sex-specific?
a. Milking animals b. Tending small animals c. Wood working d. Hunting
The La Chapelle-aux-Saints skeleton is not a typical Neandertal:
a. because the individual is unusually robust. b. because it represents what is most likely a deliberate burial. c. because, as a specimen, it is a nearly complete skeleton. d. and therefore not considered to be a Neandertal. e. because is that of an older male.
The practice of female infanticide and a shortage of females is the best explanation for polyandrous marriage
a. True b. False