Disagreement among scientists on the phylogeny of hominins shows __________
a. that very little is understood about hominins at all
b. that personality is the primary factor in getting one's theories widely accepted
c. that previous ideas are always being retested in light of new data
d. that no progress is ever made in understanding human origins
Answer c
You might also like to view...
About __________ of the 500,000 currently known plant species live in the Amazonian rainforest
a. 6% b. 16% c. 20% d. 25%
The Inuit divide their year into two hunting seasons
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Understanding kinship systems is an important part of anthropology because
A. it provides an objective, universal perspective on how people are related to one another. B. kinship ties are important to the people anthropologists study; they are a key component of people's everyday social relations. C. the study of kinship is part of the anthropological tradition established by the field's pioneers. D. it is the only aspect of anthropological study that the general public cares about. E. kinship ties are what triggered the split between the hominin line and the rest of the primates and is thus the defining aspect of our humanity.
DNA sequences contain variable numbers of CNVs which when found in regulatory genes, have no effect on phenotypic changes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false