_________ is seen in some New World monkeys, but not in any Old World monkeys
a. A grasping hand
b. Quadrupedalism
c. An arboreal lifestyle
d. Color vision
e. A prehensile tail
e
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Recently, in agrarian societies:
a. women's status has declined because there is less value put on agricultural subsistence. b. women's status has improved because of job opportunities off the farm. c. women have begun outnumbering men as the primary subsistence earners on the farm. d. gender stratification has become increasingly divided. e. women have become world leaders.
What was the ethical dilemma presented by the remains of Kennewick Man?
A) The state of Washington had legally awarded the remains to the Umatilla, but the federal government had overturned the ruling. B) The group claiming a relationship with the remains did not want them tested, which is the only way to confirm the relationship. C) A Native American group claimed the remains as an ancestor, but there was clear evidence that the skeleton was of European descent. D) Anthropologists insisted that the skeleton be displayed in a museum, in defiance of the traditional burial practices required by Umatilla culture.
From a cross-cultural study, Jack Goody learned that bridewealth occurs more frequently in horticultural societies, whereas the dowry system is most frequently found in agricultural states
He hypothesized that one function of the dowry system was to __________. A. consolidate property in the hands of elite groups, thus increasing their wealth and status B. spread wealth out over a larger area so that everyone in the society had about the same level of affluence C. counteract the practice of bridewealth, which was non-adaptive in an agricultural state because it allowed certain families to accumulate too much wealth by selling their daughters to the highest bidder D. create an egalitarian society
The altering of the genetic material to create specific characteristics in individuals is referred to as:
A. genetic reductionism B. genetic engineering C. genetic concordance D. genetic divergence