Australopithecus afarensis seems to be a more fully terrestrial biped than Australopithecus africanus based on A. afarensis' nonopposable big toe

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

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The process of assigning an absolute age of materials is known as:

a. context dating b. stratigraphic succession c. relative dating d. chronometric dating e. calendric succession

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Which statement best describes the difference in linguistic style between speakers of Japanese and speakers of American English?

a. Japanese is direct while English is indirect. b. Japanese is indirect while English is direct c. Japanese tends to use exaggeration. d. Japanese tends to be confrontational. e. Japanese does not express cultural values.

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Which of the following statements about mutations is correct?

A. Mutations occur when needed to allow individuals to survive environmental changes such as shifts in the climate or the onslaught of a new disease. B. Mutations are always beneficial, making the organism better adapted. C. Mutations are very important from an evolutionary perspective because they introduce variation (new alleles) into the gene pool. D. Mutations are goal-directed, nonrandom changes in the DNA of an organism.

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Capitalism as an ideology-based economic system arose __________, based on the principles of private property, individual rights, free trade, profit, and the amassing of wealth

a. in China in the eighteenth century b. in the Spanish Americas in the sixteenth century c. in Europe in the sixteenth century d. in the Middle East in the eighteenth century

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