According to the Authors of Your Textbook

question 8

Multiple Choice

According to the authors of your textbook,

• A) human evolution is basically over because most of the evolution of human behavior and human societies is not driven by natural selection.
• B) human evolution is rapidly continuing as humans biologically adapt to their environments.
• C) genetic evolution is more likely today than it was before the advent of agriculture 10 kya.
• D) natural selection is completely irrelevant to the study of human behavior and mate choice in modern societies.

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