A language family is a group of languages:
a. that all have the same core vocabulary.
b. that are subordinate to a dominant language.
c. that all have the same syntax.
d. that use the same number of sounds.
e. that are descended from a single ancestral language.
e
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Islamic art is very geometric and includes curvilinear designs. This is because
a. the Koran prohibition against the use of human images has also extended to representations of animals. b. Islamic art is based on a system of cursive writing. c. curvilinear lines are representative of the natural world that is being worshipped. d. it is the general cultural tradition of peoples in the Middle East.
In his pronouncement about the Uniformity of State, Charles Lyell claimed that
A) change is continuous, but non-progressive and non-directional B) natural laws have varied throughout space and time, and those in operation today are of recent origin C) change generally occurs in catastrophic spurts after long periods of stability D) in the past, the world was shaped by processes very different from those in operation today E) gradual change over time can make only small changes in landforms
Which of the following statements about the origins of language is not correct? a. Neandertals had the neurological and anatomical features necessary for speech
b. Spoken language may have emerged from gestural language by increasing emphasis on the mouth and throat. c. The soft tissues of the vocal tract are well preserved in the fossil record. d. We do not know precisely when the crossover to spoken language began.
Any factor that contributes to the change in allele frequency in a breeding population from generation to generation is considered a mechanism of genetic evolution. Those mechanisms are
A. random genetic drift and random gene flow. B. phenotypic straining through the organism's development and mutations across the generations. C. sexual selection, mutation, and human biological plasticity. D. independent assortment, recombination, and mutation. E. natural selection, mutation, random genetic drift, and gene flow.