In general, which of the following best describes biological anthropology?
a. It focuses on how evolution of human begins and the physical variations among all types of people.
b. It focuses almost exclusively on the study of non-human primates.
c. It does not use any characteristics of comparative physical examination. It focuses exclusively on human traits.
d. It focuses on only the study of evolution.
e. It does not use any fieldwork data on physical characteristics.
ANSWER:
a
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a. True b. False
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