Mountain gorilla social groups are usually composed of:
a. several adult males plus only one female and her offspring.
b. solitary individuals, except for females with dependent young.
c. ?one adult silverback male and one adult female, plus their immature offspring.
d. several adults of both sexes and offspring of all ages.
e. one or two adult silverback males, a few adult females and their immature offspring.
e
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All of the following statements about sickle-cell anemia are correct except: a. it came to the attention of geneticists when it was observed that most North Americans who suffer from it areof African ancestry
b. it was traced to abnormalities in populations that live in a clearly defined belt across tropical Central Africa. c. it is notable in areas where high rates of deadly form of malaria is common. d. because it is a disease of adaptation, it can never be brought under control or eradicated. e. heterozygous individuals suffer few negative consequences except under stress or low oxygen.
Though the earliest of rock art appeared in the form of sculpture and engravings, figurative art portrayed in the Upper Paleolithic paintings: a. includes a lot of humans, obviously hunting. b. is of common, everyday experiences showing the home life of Upper Paleolithic peoples. c. includes abstract designs rendered two-dimensionally. d. is in accessible parts of caves, almost as if they
served as murals in a living room where Upper Paleolithicpeoples lived. e. was painted in total darkness, probably by telepathic artists.
Child-rearing practices in all cultures are designed to:
A) produce adults who are submissive to the cultural content. B) allow adults to work as teachers only during a child's early period of development. C) produce children who know all cultural content at an early age. D) produce adults who know the cultural content. E) instill in children a sense of creativity and self-fulfillment.
Which of the following is best described as a taboo?
a. Avoiding the ghosts of dead ancestors b. Performing certain rituals only on certain occasions c. Avoiding certain foods at certain times such as during pregnancy d. Failing to perform the correct rituals for honoring dead ancestors