Directional selection reduces genetic variation by removing maladaptive traits from a gene pool

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


TRUE

Anthropology & Archaeology

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During the Eocene and Oligocene, the __________ was a lush area that supported many plants and animals and has provided scientists with an abundance of higher primate fossils

a. Afar region b. Bolivian plateau c. Fayum depression d. Coast of India

Anthropology & Archaeology

In poor shantytowns in Brazil, anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes found that one essential feature of kinship systems was altered among poor women. Which relationship was this?

a. Between father and daughters b. Between father and children (sons and daughters) c. Between mother and son d. Between mother and children (sons and daughters) e. Between mother and father

Anthropology & Archaeology

Define and give examples of homologies and analogies. Identify whether homologies or analogies are important for taxonomy and why.

What will be an ideal response?

Anthropology & Archaeology

Changes in China since the death of Mao have resulted in increasing prosperity and increasing equality

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Anthropology & Archaeology