Which of the following best describes somatic cells?

a. they are sex cells
b. they have the same function as gametes
c. they are cells of the body that are not gametes
d. they only exist in prokaryotic organisms


Correct Answer: c

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a. direct measure of a specific gene's contribution to the expression of a trait b. general population statistic used to characterize genotypic influence on trait expression c. direct measure used to characterize environmental influence on trait expression d. way to determine if twins are monozygotic or dizygotic

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The Epipaleolithic period in the Near East is the period of time when the exploitation of local relatively permanent resources led to the increasingly settled way of life

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following statements is most correct?

a. Humans have never had genetic control over any animals or plants. b. Human had some control over the domestication of species, but humans are also domesticated. c. Domestication took place as a series of interactions between species with little awareness of long-termconsequences d. Domestication occurred as human intentionally chose each functional species. e. Domestication occurred only to animals and plants that had immediate use value for humans.

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The hominins known collectively as the australopiths had at least eight species,

A. Au. sediba. Au. garhi, Au. africanus, Au. afarensis, Au. anamensis, Paranthropus robustus, Paranthropus boisei, and Paranthropus aethiopicus. B. Au. anamensis, Au. afarensis, Au. kenyanthropus, Au. kadabba, Au. garhi, Au. robustus, Au. paranthropus, and Au. sediba. C. but only five of them have been confirmed to be bipedal, thus putting into question that all australopiths were hominins. D. all discovered in Africa except Au. boisei. E. all discovered and named by the Leakey family.

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