Which of the following statements about the concept of culture is FALSE?

a. Culture influences biological processes.
b. Culture is learned.
c. Cultures change over time.
d. All cultures include some common features.
e. Most cultural universals are instinctual.


e

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. It happens when adaptive changes occur during an individual's lifetime. It is made possible by human biological plasticity, our ability to change in response to the environments we encounter as we grow. B. It is a genotypic adaptation that is expressed in the phenotype. It is made possible by the close relationship between our manifest biology and our genes. C. It is a phenotypic adaptation made possible by culture's power over biology. D. It occurs when genetic changes take place during an individual's lifetime. It is made possible by human genetic plasticity, our ability to change in response to the environments we encounter as we grow. E. It is a biological adaptation that occurs during an individual's lifetime and, if critical enough to survival, will actually modify the genotype.

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The British East India Company gain control of the textile market in India through:

a) a combination of war, plunder, and competitive restrictions. b) free market competition. c) mergers with its Indian competitors. d) production of superior cloth at lower prices.

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