Which concept, proposed by Charles Lyell, had a profound effect on 19th century scientific thought?
a. recent origins for earth
b. the role of catastrophic events in producing geological phenomena
c. natural selection
d. the immense age of the earth
e. the inheritance of acquired characteristics
d
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________ may have been contemporaneous with australopiths but had a significantly larger brain
a. Ardipithecus b. A. africanus c. Homo habilis d. Aegyptopithecus e. A. afarensis
According to the authors of "Evolution and The Origin of Disease" the term Darwinian medicine refers to
a. explaining the causes and seeking to cure deleterious conditions. b. asking why the body has traits that make us vulnerable to various deleterious condi- tions. c. the effort to purge the human race of unfit people. d. The fact that natural selection maximizes health.
Cultural constructs are powerful influences on __________ in forming gender identity
a. children b. men c. women d. society
A major lesson gained from the study of change among the Saami is __________
A) the need to do social impact assessments before introducing new technology B) the need to do environmental impact assessments before all projects C) that women benefited more than men from the introduction of technology D) that sustainable development is best achieved through World Bank projects