The modern evolutionary synthesis of the 1930s and 1940s melded together Darwin's findings with ________.

A. chemistry
B. psychology
C. genetics
D. sociology


Answer: C

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Which of the following statements is false?

a. Digestion of a meal begins in the mouth. b. Hydrolysis of proteins begins in the stomach. c. Most hydrolysis of fats takes place in the stomach. d. Absorption of amino acids takes place in the small intestine. e. Absorption of water takes place in the large intestine.

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In 2017, Holen and colleagues announced the discovery of a 130,000-year-old site in California that they claimed contained a mastodon that had been butchered by humans (genus Homo). Why did some in the scientific community express skepticism and caution in accepting the findings?

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A. prophase of meiosis I. B. anaphase of meiosis II. C. metaphase of meiosis I. D. prometaphase of meiosis I. E. metaphase of meiosis II.

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