Linnaeus's classification was important because:
A. it imposed order on nature's infinite variation
B. it provided the means of seeing change and possible ancestral relationships
C. it included humans
D. all of these
D. all of these
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The Chinese Han, the dominant ethnic group in the country, practice what form of descent?
a. matrilineal b. patrilineal c. bilateral d. ambilineal
New reproductive technologies are growing, but they still constitute an extreme minority. While surrogacy is becoming more popular, techniques such as in vitro fertilization are declining
a. True b. False
How is exogamy adaptive?
a: it increases the likelihood that disadvantageous alleles will find phenotypic expression and thus be eliminated from the population b: it impedes peaceful relations among social groups and therefore promotes population expansion c: it was an important casual factor in the origin of the state d: it is not adaptive; it is just a cultural construction e: it increases the number of individuals on whom one can rely in time of need
An important way of resolving conflict in band-level societies involves all of the following except:
a. Ridicule. b. Individuals moving from one band to another. c. Contests between individuals. d. Public confession. e. Imprisonment.