Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.The blending theory of inheritance correctly describes the mechanisms by which offspring resemble their parents.
2. The principles of heredity worked out by Gregor Mendel apply to all living organisms.
3. A human body cell has 44 autosomes.
4. X-linked traits will be expressed more commonly in females than males.
5. Proteins are chains of nucleotides.
1.false
2. true
3. true
4. false
5. false
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A. people with certain phenotypes mate at nonrandom frequencies B. siblings or other very closely related people mate C. people mate at random with regard to phenotype D. none of these
Which of the following statements about the Olmec is NOT true?
A. They lived along the Gulf Coast of what is now Mexico. B. They were the first Mesoamerican empire. C. They lived between 3,200 and 2,500 years ago. D. They carved massive stone heads. E. They built earthen mounds grouped around a plaza.
________ is NOT part of Darwin's theory of evolution.
A. Catastrophism B. Competition for resources C. Variety in a population D. Natural selection E. Change in form over generations
Age grades (age sets) are groups of people of approximately the same age within tribal societies who __________
a. are ritual outsiders b. are not yet married c. are given specific sociopolitical functions d. share birthday celebrations