Sexual swellings in female primates are likely to have evolved as __________

a. a result of sexual selection
b. a means of communicating a lack of willingness to mate
c. as a means of inciting males to compete
d. a means of warding off unfit males


Answer c

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A) between all the sounds of all the languages in the world B) between all the sounds used in his or her parents' language C) only the difference between male and female vocal registers D) the sounds made only by his or her mother's voice

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Applied anthropologists are not necessarily trained in any of the other subfields of the discipline

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What will be an ideal response?

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Anthropologists have an interest in sports because, as the media's illustrations of U.S. football suggest,

A. they exemplify how the media determine single-handedly which sports are popular and which are not. B. sports can symbolize certain key aspects of the culture in which they are highly popular. C. sports allow for easy cross-cultural comparison because in the international arena the way sports are practiced is the same. D. they give insight into unfamiliar cultural dynamics that have nothing to do with the general culture. E. sports are a rare aspect of culture that is influenced by culture but not vice versa.

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