The total genetic material in a breeding population is called the
A) genetic drift
B) dual inheritance
C) gene pool
D) deme
E) population genotype
C
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Which of these statements is NOT true?
A. "Australopithecines mainly ate savanna vegetation." B. "Australopithecines exhibited greater sexual dimorphism than do modern humans." C. "Australopithecines lived between approximately 4.2 and 1 m.y.a." D. "Australopithecines started out as knuckle-walkers (Au. anamensis) and ended up bipedal (Au. boisei)." E. "Australopithecines became more robust through time."
The following statements about land are made by people who belong to food-foraging, horticultural, pastoralist, intensive agriculturalist, and industrial societies. Which statement is most likely to be made by horticulturalists from a tributary system of land ownership in West Africa? a. "The land of my people is the land around Spirit Lake, where my ancestors emerged and where we hold
annualceremonies.". b. "I gave the land to my brother's son, who distributed it among his sons, for which they pay me ten days' work ayear. When the eldest son died, I gave his land to my cousin, who needs more land for his growing family.". c. "I paid ten grand for that parcel of land in the desert, and expect it to double in value in the next five years.". d. "In the summer, we go to our land in the mountains, and in the winter, we pass through the land corridor to theeast, using the water holes and meadows for grass until we reach the summer pastures.". e. "I inherited five acres of land from my mother, as well as the rights to use the water from the river three days aweek.".
Witch hunts are an example of how religion can be used to limit deviant social behavior by instilling strong motivations to behave properly.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What is the most likely explanation for the disappearance of most Miocene apes from the fossil record?
A) They went extinct due to environmental change. B) They evolved into later hominin species. C) The apes migrated to Europe where fossilization rarely occurs. D) They are easily mistaken for later ape species.