The Tapirapé of Brazil maintained their tradition of having very small families even in the face of extinction. This is an example of a(n) __________ custom

A) maladaptive
B) adaptive
C) integrating
D) constraining


A

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It is problematic for researchers to identify the deepest node in a phylogenetic tree because __________

a. it is possible to construct a number of different possible phylogenetic trees from one dataset b. mutations occur at a clock-like rate c. genetic data provides no insights into what the bodies carrying the genes looked like d. a fossil evidence is scarce

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In India, __________ are a fifth group, ranked lower and outside the four varnas

a. foreigners b. indigenous people c. untouchables d. Muslims

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The people known as classical archaeologists conduct research on __________

A. the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome B. the evolution of prehistoric stone tools C. societies of the recent past D. ancestors of contemporary Native Americans

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Fossil hominins, as opposed to other extinct primates, can be recognized by

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