Which of the following best describes biological anthropology?

A. the study of biological and cultural approaches to a given problem
B. the study of human biological diversity
C. the study of language and linguistic diversity
D. the study of biology through material remains
E. the study of public health


Answer: B

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A. how well adapted an individual is to the requirements imposed by a specific ecological niche B. the overall health and well-being of a population of animals in a specific habitat C. how adaptable an animal might be to a new ecological niche D. how well two different species are able to share the same habitat

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What are the six indicators of the corporate nature of unilineal descent groups?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of these statements related to the study of sociolinguistics is FALSE? a. When terms of address used between people are not reciprocal, this is an indication of social inequalitybetween those interacting

b. How a person speaks may be used by others to make judgments about that person's sexual orientation orsocial class location. c. Gender is the only social characteristic that is not consistently reflected in speech patterns and norms forcommunication within any given culture. d. Speech patterns, mannerisms, and other non-verbal communication are used by people to manage theimpressions that others have of them.

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Of the following which can be used to classify nouns into categories?

A gender relationships B animate/inanimate distinctions C SVO agreement D OVS agreement E fricative/generative agreement

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