Why do scientists no longer believe that race is a meaningful
biological concept? Explain using 3 reasons presented in the
lecture or supplementary readings (Gravlee, Krieger, or
Goodman).n
1. Based on the human variation, why do most people
misunderstand the concept of "race"? Instead of using the concept
of race to describe human variation, what would be a better
explanation for human diversity?
2. What can we learn about the falsehoods of race as a
biological concept? How this should be taught in schools?
How does assortative mating explain why races still exist?
How is skin color adaptive for different latitudes in terms of
vitamin D and folate levels?
TOPIC: PLANT BIODIVERSITY
Name the 4 phyla of plants.
Explain which produce spores, and which produce seeds.
What is the significance of producing seeds rather than
spores?
Explain which have a vascular system and which do not.
What the significance of having a vascular system as a
plant?
NO HAND WRITING PLEASE
Explain the assertion that race is socially
constructed and that biological traits used in defining race cannot
be used to explain the reality of race in the United states.
A toy racecar races along a circular race track that has a
radius of 29 meters. The racecar starts at the 3-o'clock position
of the track and travels in the CCW direction. Suppose the
car has swept out 2.55 radians since it started
moving.
The racecar is how many radius lengths to the right of
the center of the race track?
radius lengths
The racecar is how many meters to the right of the
center of the race track?
meters ...
Coase argued that Pigou neglected that
Externalities exist.
Transaction costs exist.
Economic damages are impossible to evaluate.
Costs resulting from externalities are jointly produced.
Equilibrium may fail to exist.