Question 1

Approximately what percentage of unique inborn characteristics can be attributed to any group of people based on biology alone?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​75 
B) ​50 
C) ​10 
D) ​0 
A) ​75 
B) ​50 
C) ​10 
D) ​0

Question 2

Today, scientists believe that the high rate of diabetes found within many American Indian groups is primarily due to:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the thrifty gene 
B) ​diet and exercise 
C) ​genetic predisposition 
D) ​mitochondrial DNA 
A) ​the thrifty gene 
B) ​diet and exercise 
C) ​genetic predisposition 
D) ​mitochondrial DNA

Question 3

What racial incident was provoked by reporters covering Jeremy Lin's success as a professional basketball player in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) ​They used a racial slur to refer to him. 
B) ​They refused to publish a photo of him. 
C) ​They would only speak to him in Chinese. 
D) ​They used him as an example of what is negative about Chinese. 
A) ​They used a racial slur to refer to him. 
B) ​They refused to publish a photo of him. 
C) ​They would only speak to him in Chinese. 
D) ​They used him as an example of what is negative about Chinese.

Question 4

In 2014, the American Psychological Association in concert with various researchers concluded all of the following about race and intelligence except:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​There is a bias in IQ testing based on social class. 
B) ​Collating racial data with intelligence data is doubly false. 
C) ​IQ is clearly biologically fixed and immutable. 
D) ​Historically, IQ has risen in various groups worldwide since the mid-1900s. 
A) ​There is a bias in IQ testing based on social class. 
B) ​Collating racial data with intelligence data is doubly false. 
C) ​IQ is clearly biologically fixed and immutable. 
D) ​Historically, IQ has risen in various groups worldwide since the mid-1900s.

Question 5

Lactose intolerance is associated with what percentage of adults worldwide?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​25 
B) ​85 
C) ​60 
D) ​75 
A) ​25 
B) ​85 
C) ​60 
D) ​75

Question 6

You share mitochondrial DNA with all of the following except:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​your sister 
B) ​your mother 
C) ​your father 
D) ​your brother 
A) ​your sister 
B) ​your mother 
C) ​your father 
D) ​your brother

Question 7

IQ tests typically measure:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​performance 
B) ​neuron activity 
C) ​innate intelligence 
D) ​human capacity 
A) ​performance 
B) ​neuron activity 
C) ​innate intelligence 
D) ​human capacity

Question 8

Blumenbach referred to inhabitants of Asia, including China and Japan, as _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Blumenbach referred to inhabitants of Asia, including...

Question 9

Which of the following groups has the highest percentage of type A blood?​ ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Mapuche Indians of Argentina 
B) ​Chippewa Indians of the United States 
C) ​Maya Indians of Mexico 
D) ​Saami (Laplanders) of Finland 
A) ​Mapuche Indians of Argentina 
B) ​Chippewa Indians of the United States 
C) ​Maya Indians of Mexico 
D) ​Saami (Laplanders) of Finland

Question 10

There is a comparable degree of intelligence in all present-day human populations.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Today, in the United States, there are skyrocketing rates of all of the following conditions due to lifestyle practices except:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​heart disease 
B) ​diabetes 
C) ​obesity 
D) ​albinism 
A) ​heart disease 
B) ​diabetes 
C) ​obesity 
D) ​albinism

Question 12

Johann Blumenbach formally proposed a notion of:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​race as a social myth 
B) ​human racial adaptation 
C) ​relative human equality 
D) ​a hierarchy of human types 
A) ​race as a social myth 
B) ​human racial adaptation 
C) ​relative human equality 
D) ​a hierarchy of human types

Question 13

What are four primary variants that determine skin color in an individual?​

Accepted Answer

​The primary variants are the

Question 14

President Obama illustrates the social nature of race and how social barriers change over time. His parents were:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​a Luo father from western Kenya and an Anglo-American mother from Kansas 
B) ​a Maasai father from Kenya and a Caucasian mother from Mississippi 
C) ​an Anglo-American father from Nebraska and an African American mother from New York 
D) ​a Twa father from Gambia and an Asian mother from Hawaii 
A) ​a Luo father from western Kenya and an Anglo-American mother from Kansas 
B) ​a Maasai father from Kenya and a Caucasian mother from Mississippi 
C) ​an Anglo-American father from Nebraska and an African American mother from New York 
D) ​a Twa father from Gambia and an Asian mother from Hawaii

Question 15

The practice of assigning a child to the race of the minority parent is known as the "one drop rule," as well as _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The practice of assigning a child to...

Question 16

According to the Nuremberg race laws and Nazi policy, all of the following groups were considered to be inferior except:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​homosexuals 
B) ​Aryans 
C) ​Jews 
D) ​Gypsies 
A) ​homosexuals 
B) ​Aryans 
C) ​Jews 
D) ​Gypsies

Question 17

Through genetic analysis in the 1970s, an evolutionary biologist showed that there was a very low percentage of human variation existing among groups seen as racially separate. Who was this individual?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Samuel Morton 
B) ​Ashley Montagu 
C) ​Franz Boas 
D) ​Richard Lewontin 
A) ​Samuel Morton 
B) ​Ashley Montagu 
C) ​Franz Boas 
D) ​Richard Lewontin

Question 18

The earliest settlers to the United States who came over from England brought an ideology of dehumanization with them from their historical treatment of the:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Welsh 
B) ​French 
C) ​Irish 
D) ​Germans 
A) ​Welsh 
B) ​French 
C) ​Irish 
D) ​Germans

Question 19

Among Europeans, lactose tolerance is linked with the evolution of a non-thrifty genotype.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is the best example of a genetic polymorphism?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​ABO blood groups 
B) ​sickle-cell anemia 
C) ​trisomy-3 
D) ​straight hair 
A) ​ABO blood groups 
B) ​sickle-cell anemia 
C) ​trisomy-3 
D) ​straight hair

Approximately what percentage of unique inborn characteristics can be attributed to any group of people based on biology alone?

Today, scientists believe that the high rate of diabetes found within many American Indian groups is primarily due to:

What racial incident was provoked by reporters covering Jeremy Lin's success as a professional basketball player in the United States?

In 2014, the American Psychological Association in concert with various researchers concluded all of the following about race and intelligence except:

Lactose intolerance is associated with what percentage of adults worldwide?

You share mitochondrial DNA with all of the following except:

IQ tests typically measure:

Blumenbach referred to inhabitants of Asia, including China and Japan, as _______________.

Which of the following groups has the highest percentage of type A blood?

There is a comparable degree of intelligence in all present-day human populations.

Today, in the United States, there are skyrocketing rates of all of the following conditions due to lifestyle practices except:

Johann Blumenbach formally proposed a notion of:

What are four primary variants that determine skin color in an individual?

President Obama illustrates the social nature of race and how social barriers change over time. His parents were:

The practice of assigning a child to the race of the minority parent is known as the "one drop rule," as well as _______________.

According to the Nuremberg race laws and Nazi policy, all of the following groups were considered to be inferior except:

Through genetic analysis in the 1970s, an evolutionary biologist showed that there was a very low percentage of human variation existing among groups seen as racially separate. Who was this individual?

The earliest settlers to the United States who came over from England brought an ideology of dehumanization with them from their historical treatment of the:

Among Europeans, lactose tolerance is linked with the evolution of a non-thrifty genotype.

Which of the following is the best example of a genetic polymorphism?

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Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Politics Power and Violence

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Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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Exam 7: Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

Approximately what percentage of unique inborn characteristics can be attributed to any group of people based on biology alone?​

Today, scientists believe that the high rate of diabetes found within many American Indian groups is primarily due to:​

What racial incident was provoked by reporters covering Jeremy Lin's success as a professional basketball player in the United States?

In 2014, the American Psychological Association in concert with various researchers concluded all of the following about race and intelligence except:​

Lactose intolerance is associated with what percentage of adults worldwide?​

You share mitochondrial DNA with all of the following except:​

IQ tests typically measure:​

Blumenbach referred to inhabitants of Asia, including China and Japan, as _______________.​

Which of the following groups has the highest percentage of type A blood?​ ​

There is a comparable degree of intelligence in all present-day human populations.​

Today, in the United States, there are skyrocketing rates of all of the following conditions due to lifestyle practices except:​

Johann Blumenbach formally proposed a notion of:​

What are four primary variants that determine skin color in an individual?​

President Obama illustrates the social nature of race and how social barriers change over time. His parents were:​

The practice of assigning a child to the race of the minority parent is known as the "one drop rule," as well as _______________.​

According to the Nuremberg race laws and Nazi policy, all of the following groups were considered to be inferior except:​

Through genetic analysis in the 1970s, an evolutionary biologist showed that there was a very low percentage of human variation existing among groups seen as racially separate. Who was this individual?​

The earliest settlers to the United States who came over from England brought an ideology of dehumanization with them from their historical treatment of the:​

Among Europeans, lactose tolerance is linked with the evolution of a non-thrifty genotype.

Which of the following is the best example of a genetic polymorphism?​

Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Politics Power and Violence

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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Approximately what percentage of unique inborn characteristics can be attributed to any group of people based on biology alone?

Today, scientists believe that the high rate of diabetes found within many American Indian groups is primarily due to:

In 2014, the American Psychological Association in concert with various researchers concluded all of the following about race and intelligence except:

Lactose intolerance is associated with what percentage of adults worldwide?

You share mitochondrial DNA with all of the following except:

IQ tests typically measure:

Blumenbach referred to inhabitants of Asia, including China and Japan, as _______________.

Which of the following groups has the highest percentage of type A blood?

There is a comparable degree of intelligence in all present-day human populations.

Today, in the United States, there are skyrocketing rates of all of the following conditions due to lifestyle practices except:

Johann Blumenbach formally proposed a notion of:

What are four primary variants that determine skin color in an individual?

President Obama illustrates the social nature of race and how social barriers change over time. His parents were:

The practice of assigning a child to the race of the minority parent is known as the "one drop rule," as well as _______________.

According to the Nuremberg race laws and Nazi policy, all of the following groups were considered to be inferior except:

Through genetic analysis in the 1970s, an evolutionary biologist showed that there was a very low percentage of human variation existing among groups seen as racially separate. Who was this individual?

The earliest settlers to the United States who came over from England brought an ideology of dehumanization with them from their historical treatment of the:

Which of the following is the best example of a genetic polymorphism?