Archaeologists have documented a sharp rise in the number of young male goats killed at a 10,000-year-old site in the Zagros Mountains, Iran. They believe this indicates domestication, as young males:
a. were slaughtered and females kept for breeding purposes
b. were selectively chosen for breeding at a higher rate than females
c. would not stay in corrals and enclosures as well as females
d. would interfere in the breeding process of young females
a
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Rules of endogamy
A. prove that the incest taboo is not a cultural universal. B. encourage people to disregard social distinctions in choosing mates. C. tend to maintain social distinctions between groups. D. expand a population's gene pool. E. result in ever-widening kinship networks.
Discuss the reasons why many anthropologists have turned from academic to applied work.
What will be an ideal response?
The "paradox of the 98% genetic similarity with chimpanzees" is based on all of the following except:
a. genetic evolution involves much more than simply sequencing the four bases of DNA. b. all multicellular life on Earth is related to each other. c. because of the limited number of possible sequences that exists, any random species will match at least 25% of the time d. genetic comparison ignores qualitative differences. e. in statistical DNA comparison there is a larger margin of error between closer species.
An empirical observation is one that is:
A. measurable B. a fact C. received through the senses D. all of these