Based on recent breakthroughs in human genetic research, anthropologists have come to recognize that:
a. we are born with culture already encrypted in our biology and there is only a little that we must learn
b. an identifiable portion of our behavior is genetically influenced
c. biology and culture are one and the same and cannot be separated
d. large aspects of our genetic makeup are behaviorally influenced
b
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The ancestors of Homo split off and became reproductively isolated from the later australopithecines
A. between 5 and 4 m.y.a. B. between 7 and 6 m.y.a. C. between 3 and 2 m.y.a. D. between 1 m.y.a. and 500,000 years ago. E. None of these answers is correct.
The fact that wolves, dogs, and other members of the genus Canis are anatomically very similar, for instance, is due to the fact that
a. they are descended from the same ancient canine species. b. they all evolved at the same time in Africa. c. dog breeders have worked to retain wolf characteristics in modern breeds d. convergent evolution can produce similarities in very different species
Elliot Fratkin, an anthropologist who has studied the Ariaal for many years, thinks that the Kenya government could best benefit them by
A) providing them with veterinary services and lifting grazing restrictions so the livestock can disperse. B) providing them with better land so they can become settled agriculturalists. C) encouraging them to limit their herds to avoid overgrazing. D) allowing them to keep only sheep and goats, not cattle and camels. E) advising them to move to the cities and look for jobs.
What is the name of the current geological epoch?
A. The Eocene B. The Holocene C. The Miocene D. The Pleistocene E. The Pliocene