Stereotypes Are Generalizations That Are Formed on the Basis of Few

question 45

True/False

Stereotypes are generalizations that are formed on the basis of few or no facts.

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Definitions:

Homoplastic

Exhibiting similarity in appearance due to convergent evolution rather than ancestry.

R. H. Whittaker

An American ecologist famous for proposing the five kingdom classification of organisms in 1969.

Five-kingdom Classification

A system of categorizing all living organisms into five groups: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.

Four-kingdom Classification

An outdated system of biological classification organizing living organisms into four major kingdoms: Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.