Which of the Following Statements Reflects Why Cultural Evolution Is

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements reflects why cultural evolution is more rapid than biological evolution?

• A)Cultural evolution involves more genes than biological evolution, therefore the probability of mutations affecting cultural evolution is higher than the probability of mutations affecting biological evolution.
• B)Bipedalism allowed individuals to move between multiple cultural groups early in human evolution
• C)Culture can be transmitted through multiple, unrelated individuals at the same time. Biological evolution occurs through traits passed only from parent to offspring.
• D)Cultural evolution is required for biological evolution to occur. If cultural evolution was not faster than biological evolution, biological evolution would not occur.

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