Despite the Fact That We Have Only About 1,000 Different

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True/False

Despite the fact that we have only about 1,000 different types of receptors, we can detect about 10,000 different odors.

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Definitions:

Malthusian Theory

Proposes that population growth is potentially exponential while the growth of the food supply is linear, leading to overpopulation and societal issues.

Demographic Transition Theory

A theory that describes the transition from high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system.

Cultural Diffusion

The process through which cultural beliefs, practices, technologies, or items spread from one society or cultural group to another.

Indigenous

Referring to the original inhabitants of a region or country, usually people who have historically been marginalized and maintain distinct cultural traditions.