According to the Text, the Decade of the 1990s Was

question 168

Multiple Choice

According to the text, the decade of the 1990s was labeled by President George H. W. Bush as "the decade of ____________."

• A) the genome
• B) evolution
• C) the brain
• D) natural selection

Differentiate the structural adaptations of the primate brain, such as folding, for accommodating higher brain functions.

Acknowledge the diversity of nervous systems across different phyla and understand the concept of common ancestry in relation to nervous system complexity.

Understand the evolutionary relationship between modern humans and other hominids.

Identify the chronological order of human ancestors and significant evolutionary changes over time.

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Definitions:

Nonexcludability

The inability to keep nonpayers (free riders) from obtaining benefits from a certain good; a characteristic of a public good.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning their use by one person does not reduce availability to others.

Consumption Goods

Products and services that are consumed by the ultimate consumer and do not serve as input for the production of other goods or services.

Public Goods

Goods that are available for everyone to consume, regardless of whether they pay for them or not, and whose consumption by one individual does not diminish the quantity available to others.