Match each type of selection with its definition:

1. directional selection
2. disruptive selection
3. stabilizing selection
selection favoring a particular direction
selection against both extremes
both extremes are favored


selection favoring a particular direction 1
both extremes are favored 2
selection against both extremes 3

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a. the annual American Anthropological Association meetings b. the Human Genome Project c. the Human Relations Area Files d. the United Nations Human Rights Declaration

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Which of the following is false?

a. The monetization of bridewealth has increasingly created the view of marriage as a financial transaction. b. The monetization of bridewealth has reduced the significance of marriage as an alliance between kin groups. c. The monetization of bridewealth has been associated with the postponing of marriage until a later age. d. The monetization of bridewealth has broken down the close interdependence between family members. e. The monetization of bridewealth has led to greater freedom of choice on the part of the future spouses involved.

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The arboreal hypothesis attributes primate characteristics to __________

a. living on the ground b. giving birth to live young c. preying on insects d. moving effectively in the trees

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All cultures place the same value on children

a. True b. False

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