What does it mean when one states that humans are members of the same polytypic species?
What will be an ideal response?
?It refers to the fact that humans are divided into populations that differ in the expression of one or
more traits.
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Anthropologist Amanda Stronza studied ecotourism in northern Bolivia. The local indigenous leaders saw all of the following benefits in local ecotourism except:
a. creation of local employment opportunities. b. development of new markets for local handicrafts. c. desire to leave behind local cultural traditions and become more "Western.". d. resources to construct new schools and health clinics. e. development of a community identity.
The first scientific attempt to classify humans based on biological variation was by
a. Christopher Columbus. b. the ancient Egyptians. c. J. F. Blumenbach. d. C. Linnaeus. e. Chaka Zulu.
Differing adaptations of living primates may suggest why certain ___________ occurred
a. convergences b. divergences c. subversions d. inversions
Compared to its contemporary mammals, Purgatorius had __________
a. less specialized teeth b. much larger brains c. smaller hands d. more culture