Cladistic analysis makes no attempt to discern ancestor-descendant relationships
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Maryellen Ruvolo concluded on the basis of DNA analysis that __________
a. chimpanzees and gorillas are more closely related to each other than to humans b. humans have little relation to gorillas or chimpanzees c. chimpanzees and humans are more closely related to each other than to gorillas d. chimpanzees and gorillas are more closely related to orangutans than to humans
Culture is:
A. systematic and patterned B. used by humans to adapt to their environment C. learned and passed on from generation to generation D. all of these
The specialty in archaeology that works to interpret and defend artifacts from building projects and other forms of site destruction is called:
a. paleoanthropology. b. paleopathology. c. prehistoric archaeology. d. forensic anthropology. e. cultural resource management.
Contemporary North American adults usually define their families as consisting of their husbands or wives and their children. In contrast, when middle-class Brazilians talk about their families, they mean their parents, siblings, aunts, uncles,
grandparents, and on, down to their children. They rarely mention the spouse. Which of the following is among the reasons for this stark cultural contrast? A. Brazilians readily incorporate strangers into their social worlds. B. North Americans value independence over their family. C. North Americans have more choices about where they can live, and they have chosen to live away from their relatives. D. Brazilians live in a less mobile society and so stay in closer contact with their relatives, including members of their extended family, than do North Americans. E. Brazilians have purely economic relationships with their spouses.