Directional selection works to reduce genetic variation by removing maladaptive traits from the gene pool

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: True

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Pollen analysis is used primarily for reconstructing past regional environments

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Anthropology is characterized by a methodological rather than moral relativism; in order to understand another culture fully, anthropologists try to understand its members' beliefs and motivations.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Preserved seeds, tubers, and leaves are examples of

a. cultigens b. macrofossils c. microfossils d. domesticates e. agriculture

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The principal feature that distinguishes intensive agriculture from horticulture is that

A) intensive agriculture requires more fertilizer but less energy. B) intensive agriculture involves increased energy investment per unit of land. C) practically all the earth's land area is suited to intensive farming. D) intensive agriculture involves decreased energy investment per unit of land. E) intensive agriculture requires a longer fallow period.

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