When polymorphisms are distributed into geographically dispersed populations, biologists describe this feature as polytypic
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Among societies exhibiting the patrilineal-patrilocal complex in highland Papua New Guinea,
A. women govern the extra-domestic distribution of prestige items. B. the population pressure on strategic resources is relaxed. C. women fear contacts, including sexual intercourse, with men. D. household productivity is decreased by polygyny, because a man must provide for more than one wife. E. women remain the primary producers of subsistence crops.
In an article in the British science journal Nature, Dart argued that Taung was a hominin, based on __________
a. its generalized teeth b. the broad and short iliac blade of the pelvis c. the position of the foramen magnum d. the funnel-shaped thorax
All of the following are associated with the means of using religion to legitimize power except: a. In Iran, the country's democratically elected parliament is subordinate to the ayatollah
b. In the United States, the newly elected president takes the oath of office by swearing on a Bible. c. In England, the monarch serves as a nominal head of state and the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. d. Among the Kpelle, the paramount chief is seen as a divinely chosen representative of the church.
The primary indirect advantage that the Europeans had over the people they encountered abroad was:
A) religion. B) disease. C) complex social organization. D) war tactics. E) finances.