The theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics, which states that evolution occurs when an organism uses a body part in such a way that it is altered during its lifetime and this change is then inherited by its offspring, was put forth by ______________.
a. Jean Baptiste, Chevalier of Lamarck
b. George Cuvier
c. George Louis Leclerc, Comte be Buffon
d. Erasmus Darwin
a. Jean Baptiste, Chevalier of Lamarck
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A) ?The manufacturing cost B) ?The retailer's cost C) ?The cost of a public road system D) ?Licensing fees
Which of the following was observed in the Bahia, Brazil, development project in which sailboat owners got loans to buy motors, as described in this chapter?
A. Individual initiative was rewarded, and the fishing industry grew. B. The price of power fishing vessels decreased. C. Ambitious young men increasingly sought wage labor. D. There was an increase in commercial sailboat ownership. E. The fishing community became more egalitarian.
Among the Eastern Pomos, taking resources from someone else's land was NOT considered theft as long as which of the following was true?
a. permission was granted b. it was not observed by an outsider c. they were not plant resources d. distant kin were the offenders
Tribal societies usually follow which of the following subsistence patterns?
a. foraging only b. horticulture or agriculture c. agriculture only d. foraging, horticulture, or pastoralism