This chapter's description of how humans cope with low oxygen pressure in high altitudes illustrates
A) human capacities for cultural and biological adaptation, the latter involving both genetic and physiological adaptations.
B) how biological adaptations are effective only when they are genetic.
C) how human plasticity has decreased ever since we embraced a sedentary lifestyle some 10,000 years ago.
D) how in matters of life or death, biology is ultimately more important than culture.
E) the need for anthropologists to pay more attention to human adaptation in extreme environments.

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The chapter discusses both cultural and biological adaptations that humans use to cope with low oxygen pressure in high altitudes. These adaptations involve both genetic and physiological changes, illustrating human capacities for both cultural and biological adaptation.

This Chapter's Description of How Humans Cope with Low Oxygen