Question 1

Anthropologists study biological diversity in terms of _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Anthropologists study biological diversity in terms of...

Question 2

When an existing population splits up into two, the kind of genetic drift that occurs is called ________________________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of When an existing population splits up into...

Question 3

Darwin's theory was known as the theory of:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​natural selection 
B) ​natural variation 
C) ​animal evolution 
D) ​circumnavigation 
A) ​natural selection 
B) ​natural variation 
C) ​animal evolution 
D) ​circumnavigation

Question 4

Scientists have found that carrying sickle-cell anemia (meaning, one is heterozygous) protects an individual from:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​chicken pox 
B) ​malaria 
C) ​pneumonia 
D) ​common cold 
A) ​chicken pox 
B) ​malaria 
C) ​pneumonia 
D) ​common cold

Question 5

A group of like species is a _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of A group of like species is a...

Question 6

If a young man has type A blood, this is his:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​DNA 
B) ​genome 
C) ​phenotype 
D) ​genotype 
A) ​DNA 
B) ​genome 
C) ​phenotype 
D) ​genotype

Question 7

When a gene contains identical alleles it is referred to as being _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of When a gene contains identical alleles it...

Question 8

All of the following are evolutionary forces except:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​genetic drift 
B) ​gene flow 
C) ​genetic cloning 
D) ​mutation 
A) ​genetic drift 
B) ​gene flow 
C) ​genetic cloning 
D) ​mutation

Question 9

Describe the theory of natural selection.​

Accepted Answer

There exists natural variation and the c

Question 10

Cell division begins when chromosomal DNA replicates and each chromosome becomes a pair of:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​nuclei 
B) ​sister chromatids 
C) ​mother chromatids 
D) ​eukaryotes 
A) ​nuclei 
B) ​sister chromatids 
C) ​mother chromatids 
D) ​eukaryotes

Question 11

Whose research developed the basic laws of heredity?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Gregor Mendel 
B) ​Charles Lyell 
C) ​Thomas Malthus 
D) ​Charles Darwin 
A) ​Gregor Mendel 
B) ​Charles Lyell 
C) ​Thomas Malthus 
D) ​Charles Darwin

Question 12

Adaptation can best be described as:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​an inherited form of anemia caused by a mutation 
B) ​dominant characteristics in the gene pool 
C) ​a series of beneficial adjustments to the environment 
D) ​the introduction of alleles from the gene pool of a nonnative population 
A) ​an inherited form of anemia caused by a mutation 
B) ​dominant characteristics in the gene pool 
C) ​a series of beneficial adjustments to the environment 
D) ​the introduction of alleles from the gene pool of a nonnative population

Question 13

Which of the following is most likely to suffer effects from summer heat?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​someone with a slender body build and relatively long extremities 
B) ​someone with a bulky body build and relatively short extremities 
C) ​someone with a slender body build and relatively short extremities 
D) ​someone with a bulky body build and rather long extremities 
A) ​someone with a slender body build and relatively long extremities 
B) ​someone with a bulky body build and relatively short extremities 
C) ​someone with a slender body build and relatively short extremities 
D) ​someone with a bulky body build and rather long extremities

Question 14

Adaptation is the outcome of _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Adaptation is the outcome of _______________.​...

Question 15

The major organizing principle of biological science is _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The major organizing principle of biological science...

Question 16

Choose one kind of evolutionary force and explain it.​

Accepted Answer

Students may choose

Question 17

DNA provides the instruction for the thousands of proteins that keep us healthy every day.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Linnaeus based his classificatory system on each of the following except:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​sequence of bodily growth 
B) ​body structure 
C) ​body function 
D) ​body size 
A) ​sequence of bodily growth 
B) ​body structure 
C) ​body function 
D) ​body size

Question 19

Describe some of the genetic variation that is most common to people native to colder regions of the world.​

Accepted Answer

Individuals adapted to colder

Question 20

A sustained directional shift in a population's average characteristics is called:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​cladogenesis 
B) ​genetic drift 
C) ​anagenesis 
D) ​speciation 
A) ​cladogenesis 
B) ​genetic drift 
C) ​anagenesis 
D) ​speciation

Anthropologists study biological diversity in terms of _______________.

When an existing population splits up into two, the kind of genetic drift that occurs is called ________________________.

Darwin's theory was known as the theory of:

Scientists have found that carrying sickle-cell anemia (meaning, one is heterozygous) protects an individual from:

A group of like species is a _______________.

If a young man has type A blood, this is his:

When a gene contains identical alleles it is referred to as being _______________.

All of the following are evolutionary forces except:

Describe the theory of natural selection.

Cell division begins when chromosomal DNA replicates and each chromosome becomes a pair of:

Whose research developed the basic laws of heredity?

Adaptation can best be described as:

Which of the following is most likely to suffer effects from summer heat?

Adaptation is the outcome of _______________.

The major organizing principle of biological science is _______________.

Choose one kind of evolutionary force and explain it.

DNA provides the instruction for the thousands of proteins that keep us healthy every day.

Linnaeus based his classificatory system on each of the following except:

Describe some of the genetic variation that is most common to people native to colder regions of the world.

A sustained directional shift in a population's average characteristics is called:

Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

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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