The study of sedimentary beds is termed:

A. palynology
B. taphonomy
C. stratigraphy
D. paleoecology


C. stratigraphy

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Though it may give status as in non-western societies, _____ is viewed negatively in the West

a. menarche. b. menopause. c. adolescence. d. life cycle e. homosexuality

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The current sourcing method used to fingerprint obsidian, and used by Richard Hughes to verify James Griffin's determination that obsidian in the Ohio Hopewell mounds had come from Obsidian Cliff in Yellowstone National Park some 2400 kilometers away is

a. instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). b. petrographic analysis. c. microscopic observation of thin sections. d. x-ray fluorescence (XRF). e. direct acquisition.

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A mixture of fixed and open-ended questions in an interview is referred to as a(n):

a. ?retrospective interview. b. ?informal interview. c. ?mixed media interview. d. ?semi-structured interview.

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________ occurs when individuals seek out mates within the same population but in a different group or subpopulation.

A. Outbreeding B. Genetic drift C. Inbreeding D. Assortative mating

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