Which of the Following Ideas Illustrates "Human Exceptionalism

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following ideas illustrates "human exceptionalism"?

• A) Maternal nurturance of offspring is generated by different mechanisms in humans from those that operate in other animals.
• B) Men and women have evolved based on different adaptive pressures.
• C) Humans are part of the evolutionary continuum.
• D) Evolution has favored the reproduction of humans with unusual qualities such as high intelligence.
• E) None of the above

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Definitions:

Building Blocks

Fundamental components or elements from which something larger is constructed, such as amino acids are for proteins.

Proteins

Large biomolecules or macromolecules consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues, crucial for biological processes.

Nucleotide

The basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA, composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

ATP

A molecule known as adenosine triphosphate, which serves as a carrier of energy inside cells for metabolic processes.