Racism can be defined as __________.
A) prejudice against a person based on his or her racial heritage
B) the study of how cultures classify organisms in the natural world
C) the view that the environment has great powers to directly shape the anatomy of individual organisms
D) the measurement of different aspects of the body, such as stature or skin color

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Racism refers to prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. It involves negative beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors towards people based on their racial heritage or ethnicity. Choice B refers to taxonomy, while choice C relates to the Lamarckian theory of evolution, and choice D refers to anthropometry.

Racism Can Be Defined as __________