Traits that reflect specific evolutionary lineages and can be informative of evolutionary relationships are called
a. ancestral (primitive).
b. acquired.
c. derived (modified).
d. convergent characters.
e. analogies.
C
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Means of production include
A. generalized, balanced, and negative reciprocity. B. foraging, horticulture, agriculture, and pastoralism. C. kinship, descent, and marriage. D. land, labor, and technology. E. the market principle, redistribution, and reciprocity.
Clans, as unilineal descent groups, _____
a. are the same organizations as lineages, except that they form parts of chiefdoms and not tribes b. claim that they are all related to a common ancestor but cannot trace that genealogical connection step-by-step c. are smaller in size than lineages d. control more property than any other type of descent group e. are always part of a moiety
In Japan, the burakumin
A. are the cream of Japan's racial categories, having the purest blood. B. no longer face discrimination. C. are stigmatized despite being genetically indistinguishable from other Japanese. D. constitute a numerical majority in Japan. E. are perceived as pure Japanese, even if one of their parents is not Japanese.
Which of the following diseases has not historically been transmitted by cattle?
a. smallpox b. measles c. tuberculosis d. influenza