Although comparative biology and physical anthropology share many characteristics, what approach most distinguishes physical anthropology?
a. It focuses on how culture and environment affect human evolution and variation.
b. It focuses almost exclusively on the study of non-human primates.
c. It does not use any characteristics of comparative biological examination. It focuses exclusively on humans.
d. Physical anthropology is the only biological discipline that endorses evolution.
e. Physical anthropology does not involve fieldwork.
a
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a. True b. False
What are the applications of anthropology to modern issues such as those discussed in this chapter?
What will be an ideal response?
A matrilineal-matrilocal society is most likely to emerge when
A. population pressure is high. B. a shift to agriculture has recently taken place. C. men's hunting activities are more important than women's gathering. D. polygyny is common. E. warfare is infrequent.