Culture, as defined by anthropologists,
A) includes beliefs and customs, but not material objects.
B) cannot be transmitted from one generation to the next because it is not biologically inherited.
C) includes learned behavior and also material objects produced through culturally transmitted knowledge.
D) is studied by cultural anthropologists, but not by archaeologists.
E) is only found in advanced societies where the arts flourish.
C
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false