Why are intensive agriculturalists more likely to face food shortages than horticultural societies?
A) Intensive agriculturalists often produce crops for market.
B) Horticulture is usually more productive than intensive agriculture.
C) Horticulture involves more complex and reliable technology.
D) Intensive agriculturalists usually live in more challenging environments than horticulturalists.
A
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The skeleton of humans differs from that of the great apes in all of the following
except a. the human head is more or less balanced on the backbone. b. it has powerful muscles at the back of the neck. c. the human pelvis is broader and lower than that of the apes. d. the big toe is not opposed to the other toes.
Which of the following statements is false?
a. The sequence of amino acids in a protein is ultimately determined by the sequence of DNA bases. b. The number and sequence of amino acids determines protein function. c. The first step in protein synthesis is translation. d. Proteins are composed of amino acids. e. Proteins are manufactured by the ribosomes.
The archaeological paradigm that rejects objectivity, the search for universal laws, and the systemic view of culture is:
a. Postmodernism. b. Postprocessual archaeology. c. Processual archaeology. d. General systems theory. e. High-level theory
Compared to anthropologists of previous years, an anthropologist today is more likely to __________
A) specialize in one certain topic or area B) investigate many different aspects of life of the people studied C) study a geographically more distant society D) do fieldwork alone