Among the Chuukese, who have a matrilineal system, a mother may receive aid from whom when disciplining her adolescent child?
A) her brother
B) an elder son
C) her mother
D) her sister
A
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Australopithecine species that shared the same environments at the same time show __________
a. the quick extinction of one of the species based on food competition b. a symbiotic relationship between the species c. morphological differences that suggest a lack of direct competition for food d. evidence for interbreeding between the species
In Bali, farmers used which of the following to divert water from one to another location?
a. Spears b. Weirs c. Dikes d. Large-scale dams
Sir Charles Lyell, the father of geology, influenced Darwin with his principle of catastrophism, the view that extinct species were destroyed by fires, floods, and other catastrophes. His geological research was also critical in Darwin's own formulations because it
A. set the foundations for molecular dating techniques. B. confirmed that the world was only 6,000 years old. C. influenced the work of Darwin's own grandfather, who would eventually set young Darwin on the path of scientific research. D. confirmed Linnaeus's comprehensive and still influential taxonomic system, which was key to formulating a mechanism that drives evolution. E. cast serious doubt on the belief that the world was only 6,000 years old, allowing for a much broader time span for the gradual biological changes to take place as seen in the fossil record.
Some indigenous societies exploited their environments and caused ecological damage
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.