In the years following his journey on the Beagle, Darwin pursued his ideas of evolution by studying __________
a. artificial selection
b. animals he found on subsequent journeys
c. the works of Alfred Russel Wallace
d. the works of Galileo
Correct Answer: a
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The process of choosing different aspects of one’s identity to emphasize is called:
a) positive identity b) structural identity c) identity creation d) identity toolbox
Generalized reciprocity
A. usually develops after redistribution but before the market principle. B. is characterized by the immediate return of the object exchanged. C. is exemplified by silent trade. D. is the characteristic form of exchange in egalitarian societies. E. disappears with the origin of the state.
Archaeologists have documented a sharp rise in the number of young male goats killed at a 10,000-year-old site in the Zagros Mountains, Iran. They believe this indicates domestication, as young males:
a. were slaughtered and females kept for breeding purposes b. were selectively chosen for breeding at a higher rate than females c. would not stay in corrals and enclosures as well as females d. would interfere in the breeding process of young females
The proposition that increased aridity in the Near East at the end of the Ice Age led to the development of domestication around permanent water sources is known as the
a. Water storage model b. Oasis theory c. Neolithic revolution d. Dry zone model e. Marginal Zone model