Over Time, Humans Have Become Increasingly Dependent on Which of the Following

question 3

Multiple Choice

Over time, humans have become increasingly dependent on which of the following to cope with the range of environments they have occupied in time and space?

• A) cultural means of adaptation
• B) biological means of adaptation, mostly thanks to advanced medical research
• C) a holistic and comparative approach to problem solving
• D) social institutions, such as the state that coordinates collective action
• E) technological means of adaptation, such as the creation of virtual worlds that allow us to escape from day-to-day reality

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