We Have Learned That Reliance on Culture Has Increased in the Course

question 38

Multiple Choice

We have learned that reliance on culture has increased in the course of human history. Yet the fact and mechanisms of evolution remain a key part of our human present and future because

• A) they provide the clues to building a better human race by promoting directed speciation.
• B) they determine, at the genetic level, our phenotype.
• C) the pace of evolution has been continuously increasing, as human cultural solutions have not been able to keep up with environmental changes such as global warming.
• D) they continue to justify anthropology's biocultural perspective.
• E) people haven't stopped adapting biologically.

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Definitions:

Diploid

A cell or organism that has two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent, typical of most adult organisms.

Alleles

Different forms of a gene that can exist at a specific locus on a chromosome, contributing to the genetic diversity of organisms.

Hardy-Weinberg Principle

A rule that declares the frequencies of alleles and genotypes in a population will stay unchanged over time if there are no other evolutionary factors at play.

Random Matings

A mating system in which all members of a population have an equal opportunity to mate with any other member, contributing to genetic diversity.