Question 1

Biological anthropologists study what type(s) of science?

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A)  astrological 
B)  biological 
C)  social 
D)  biological and social 
A)  astrological 
B)  biological 
C)  social 
D)  biological and social

Question 2

What are three key attributes related to human uniqueness?

Accepted Answer

A)  eating, sleeping, and watching television 
B)  increased hunting, speech, and dependence on domesticated food 
C)  hunting, avoiding predators, and tool making 
D)  sleeping, hunting, and making clothing 
A)  eating, sleeping, and watching television 
B)  increased hunting, speech, and dependence on domesticated food 
C)  hunting, avoiding predators, and tool making 
D)  sleeping, hunting, and making clothing

Question 3

Anthropology views humans as ________ beings.

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A)  primates and religious 
B)  primates, religious, and cultural 
C)  biological and cultural 
D)  cultural and religious 
A)  primates and religious 
B)  primates, religious, and cultural 
C)  biological and cultural 
D)  cultural and religious

Question 4

In the context of biological anthropology, a disadvantaged social environment includes one

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A)  with minimal access to technology. 
B)  with no transportation system. 
C)  with poor-quality nutrition. 
D)  where most people do not know how to read. 
A)  with minimal access to technology. 
B)  with no transportation system. 
C)  with poor-quality nutrition. 
D)  where most people do not know how to read.

Question 5

Archaeologists

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A)  study primate evolution. 
B)  devote most of their effort to recovering artifacts and building museum collections. 
C)  study past human societies, focusing mostly on their material remains. 
D)  primarily study the evolution of language. 
A)  study primate evolution. 
B)  devote most of their effort to recovering artifacts and building museum collections. 
C)  study past human societies, focusing mostly on their material remains. 
D)  primarily study the evolution of language.

Question 6

To increase early humans' chances of hunting success, hunting

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A)  was led by females. 
B)  was conducted with stone tools and cooperative strategies. 
C)  was always well planned with a diagram. 
D)  strategies were developed to include children as bait. 
A)  was led by females. 
B)  was conducted with stone tools and cooperative strategies. 
C)  was always well planned with a diagram. 
D)  strategies were developed to include children as bait.

Question 7

An archaeological field school is announced in your anthropology course.The description says that you will travel to Belize to learn about the lives of the ancient Mayans.What, primarily, do you expect to learn during this field school?

Accepted Answer

A)  what species of nonhuman primate occupies this region 
B)  how current populations of immigrants have changed local dialects 
C)  how to excavate and study material culture 
D)  how to socially navigate life in a Central American setting 
A)  what species of nonhuman primate occupies this region 
B)  how current populations of immigrants have changed local dialects 
C)  how to excavate and study material culture 
D)  how to socially navigate life in a Central American setting

Question 8

Biological anthropologists

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A)  travel around the world to investigate human populations. 
B)  study living populations. 
C)  study primates like lemurs, monkeys, and apes. 
D)  travel around the world to investigate human populations; study living populations; and study primates like lemurs, monkeys, and apes. 
A)  travel around the world to investigate human populations. 
B)  study living populations. 
C)  study primates like lemurs, monkeys, and apes. 
D)  travel around the world to investigate human populations; study living populations; and study primates like lemurs, monkeys, and apes.

Question 9

The four branches of anthropology are

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A)  archaeological, geological, geographical, and biological. 
B)  physical, biological, cultural, and linguistic. 
C)  cultural, linguistic, geological, and biological. 
D)  biological, archaeological, cultural, and linguistic. 
A)  archaeological, geological, geographical, and biological. 
B)  physical, biological, cultural, and linguistic. 
C)  cultural, linguistic, geological, and biological. 
D)  biological, archaeological, cultural, and linguistic.

Question 10

Why is the hyoid bone important in the study of human remains?

Accepted Answer

A)  The hyoid bone is present in fully modern humans, but not in other forms of hominin. 
B)  The hyoid bone is altered by the presence of certain items in the diet, indicating the origin of agriculture. 
C)  The unique physical appearance of the human hyoid helps anthropologists understand the origins of speech. 
D)  Hyoid bones are common, and thus, an excellent source of ancient DNA samples. 
A)  The hyoid bone is present in fully modern humans, but not in other forms of hominin. 
B)  The hyoid bone is altered by the presence of certain items in the diet, indicating the origin of agriculture. 
C)  The unique physical appearance of the human hyoid helps anthropologists understand the origins of speech. 
D)  Hyoid bones are common, and thus, an excellent source of ancient DNA samples.

Question 11

How is biocultural anthropology different from cultural anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biocultural anthropology combines cultural studies with archaeology. 
B)  Biocultural anthropology studies the interrelationship between what humans have inherited genetically and culture; cultural anthropology studies diverse cultures and societies. 
C)  It is strictly a biological science. 
D)  It considers culture to be a by-product of our biological histories. 
A)  Biocultural anthropology combines cultural studies with archaeology. 
B)  Biocultural anthropology studies the interrelationship between what humans have inherited genetically and culture; cultural anthropology studies diverse cultures and societies. 
C)  It is strictly a biological science. 
D)  It considers culture to be a by-product of our biological histories.

Question 12

Human production of stone tools is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  linguistic comprehension. 
B)  subsistence strategies. 
C)  material culture. 
D)  ideology. 
A)  linguistic comprehension. 
B)  subsistence strategies. 
C)  material culture. 
D)  ideology.

Question 13

What makes it possible for humans to accumulate an amazing amount of information over long periods of time?

Accepted Answer

A)  social learning 
B)  television 
C)  social media 
D)  mimicry 
A)  social learning 
B)  television 
C)  social media 
D)  mimicry

Question 14

Discuss the difference between a hypothesis and a theory.Why is the distinction important?

Accepted Answer

A theory is an explanation that has been

Question 15

Forensic anthropologists

Accepted Answer

A)  focus their work on skeletal analysis of individuals. 
B)  study skeletal remains from past human populations. 
C)  study the evolution of human skeletal traits. 
D)  do not work outside academia. 
A)  focus their work on skeletal analysis of individuals. 
B)  study skeletal remains from past human populations. 
C)  study the evolution of human skeletal traits. 
D)  do not work outside academia.

Question 16

Biological anthropologists seek to study

Accepted Answer

A)  humans from a cultural perspective. 
B)  humans from a biological perspective. 
C)  humans from biological and cultural perspectives. 
D)  human behavior only. 
A)  humans from a cultural perspective. 
B)  humans from a biological perspective. 
C)  humans from biological and cultural perspectives. 
D)  human behavior only.

Question 17

Bipedalism in primates means

Accepted Answer

A)  walking on two feet. 
B)  walking on four feet. 
C)  walking using two legs and a tail. 
D)  swinging from branch to branch. 
A)  walking on two feet. 
B)  walking on four feet. 
C)  walking using two legs and a tail. 
D)  swinging from branch to branch.

Biological anthropologists study what type(s) of science?

What are three key attributes related to human uniqueness?

Anthropology views humans as ________ beings.

In the context of biological anthropology, a disadvantaged social environment includes one

Archaeologists

To increase early humans' chances of hunting success, hunting

An archaeological field school is announced in your anthropology course.The description says that you will travel to Belize to learn about the lives of the ancient Mayans.What, primarily, do you expect to learn during this field school?

Biological anthropologists

The four branches of anthropology are

Why is the hyoid bone important in the study of human remains?

How is biocultural anthropology different from cultural anthropology?

Human production of stone tools is an example of

What makes it possible for humans to accumulate an amazing amount of information over long periods of time?

Discuss the difference between a hypothesis and a theory.Why is the distinction important?

Forensic anthropologists

Biological anthropologists seek to study

Bipedalism in primates means

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: the Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

The Past 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, Biology

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Exam 1: What Is Biological Anthropology

Biological anthropologists study what type(s) of science?

What are three key attributes related to human uniqueness?

Anthropology views humans as ________ beings.

In the context of biological anthropology, a disadvantaged social environment includes one

Archaeologists

To increase early humans' chances of hunting success, hunting

An archaeological field school is announced in your anthropology course.The description says that you will travel to Belize to learn about the lives of the ancient Mayans.What, primarily, do you expect to learn during this field school?

Biological anthropologists

The four branches of anthropology are

Why is the hyoid bone important in the study of human remains?

How is biocultural anthropology different from cultural anthropology?

Human production of stone tools is an example of

What makes it possible for humans to accumulate an amazing amount of information over long periods of time?

Discuss the difference between a hypothesis and a theory.Why is the distinction important?

Forensic anthropologists

Biological anthropologists seek to study

Bipedalism in primates means

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: the Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

The Past 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, Biology

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