In evolutionary terms, natural selection is the process that favors the organism's ability to
A. displace natural predators from many different niches.
B. become as specialized as possible.
C. control the largest amount of resources in a particular niche.
D. survive and reproduce.
E. mature more rapidly than other organisms.
D
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a. Eskimo b. Crow c. Omaha d. Hawaiian
Early Homo had about _____ percent of the brain's capacity of modern humans
a. 50 b. 60 c. 25 d. 45
The neoevolutionist Leslie White
a. thought that technological changes caused changes in many areas of culture. b. thought that the most aggressive cultures survived while the others went extinct. c. was also a British functionalist who emphasized meeting the needs of individuals in a culture. d. coined the term “culture core” to explain the Trobriand Islanders.
The _____ do not consider an infant truly “human” until they have given it a name
a. Icelanders b. Aymara Indians c. Hopi Indians d. Netsilik Inuit e. Iroquois Indians