Which of the Following Is an Example of Human Evolutionary

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of human evolutionary ecology?

• A) studying human behaviors as the result of direct evolutionary pressures
• B) charting the relationship between agricultural practices and the evolution of the sickle cell polymorphism
• C) hypothesizing about the cultural abilities of ancient hominins by comparing them to living non-human primates
• D) focusing on the ecological factors that influence present-day hunter-gatherer societies

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Standard Deviation

A system for measuring the degree of difference or spread in a set of figures.

Scatterplot

A graphical representation of two variables on a set of Cartesian coordinates to investigate the relationship between them.

Independent Variable

An experimental or study factor that is altered to determine its impact on a variable that depends on it.

Scatterplot

A graphical representation of data points plotted on a horizontal and vertical axis to visualize the relationship between two variables.