Question 1

The long limb measurements of Turkana pastoralists indicate that the population

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A)  is on the continuum of variation observed in Allen's rule. 
B)  represents the variability that results from Wolff's law of skeletal replacement. 
C)  has body proportions that are not well adapted to warmer climates. 
D)  is well adapted for life at high latitudes, as Allen's rule predicts for pastoralist populations. 
A)  is on the continuum of variation observed in Allen's rule. 
B)  represents the variability that results from Wolff's law of skeletal replacement. 
C)  has body proportions that are not well adapted to warmer climates. 
D)  is well adapted for life at high latitudes, as Allen's rule predicts for pastoralist populations.

Question 2

Discuss the obesity pandemic.Include current studies that demonstrate likely causes.

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Leslie Sue Lieberman shows that the incr

Question 3

Humans

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A)  have consistently grown taller over the last two centuries. 
B)  remained short for several centuries, then became much taller over the last 50 years. 
C)  vary in height primarily because of the degree of various stressors on each population. 
D)  vary in height because of genetic differences between groups. 
A)  have consistently grown taller over the last two centuries. 
B)  remained short for several centuries, then became much taller over the last 50 years. 
C)  vary in height primarily because of the degree of various stressors on each population. 
D)  vary in height because of genetic differences between groups.

Question 4

Children living at high altitudes develop larger chest cavities by adulthood than children living at lower altitudes.This is an example of

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A)  environmental adaptations that occur at the individual level. 
B)  acclimatization at the individual level. 
C)  developmental adaptations that occur at the level of the individual during critical life stages. 
D)  inheritance of increases in lung volume by high-altitude populations. 
A)  environmental adaptations that occur at the individual level. 
B)  acclimatization at the individual level. 
C)  developmental adaptations that occur at the level of the individual during critical life stages. 
D)  inheritance of increases in lung volume by high-altitude populations.

Question 5

Discuss how natural selection has likely influenced the evolution of skin color in humans.

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Functional adaptations during the indivi

Question 6

R.C.Lewontin found that human "races" have no taxonomic significance.He demonstrated this through

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A)  research indicating that most genetic variation is found among human races. 
B)  research indicating that race categories accounted for a very small percentage of variation found across human populations. 
C)  the examination of variation in multiple human skull characteristics. 
D)  research that examined genetic diversity across different species of mammals. 
A)  research indicating that most genetic variation is found among human races. 
B)  research indicating that race categories accounted for a very small percentage of variation found across human populations. 
C)  the examination of variation in multiple human skull characteristics. 
D)  research that examined genetic diversity across different species of mammals.

Question 7

Which of the following biological processes involves a reduction in homeostasis?

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A)  senescence 
B)  Wolff's law 
C)  prenatal development 
D)  the adult stage of development 
A)  senescence 
B)  Wolff's law 
C)  prenatal development 
D)  the adult stage of development

Question 8

Infancy

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A)  runs from the second month after birth to the end of lactation, usually by the end of the third year. 
B)  runs from three to seven years, generally postweaning. 
C)  is also called the "neonatal period." 
D)  includes three months before birth and three months after birth. 
A)  runs from the second month after birth to the end of lactation, usually by the end of the third year. 
B)  runs from three to seven years, generally postweaning. 
C)  is also called the "neonatal period." 
D)  includes three months before birth and three months after birth.

Question 9

Dark skin (a result of increased melanin production in equatorial peoples) is likely a response to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, because UV radiation can cause

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A)  skin cancer. 
B)  hypoxia. 
C)  rickets. 
D)  hypothermia. 
A)  skin cancer. 
B)  hypoxia. 
C)  rickets. 
D)  hypothermia.

Question 10

The postnatal stage includes

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A)  the first, second, and third trimesters. 
B)  menarche and senescence. 
C)  the growth or development of the deciduous teeth, motor skills, and cognitive abilities. 
D)  the human growth cycle from the embryo stage. 
A)  the first, second, and third trimesters. 
B)  menarche and senescence. 
C)  the growth or development of the deciduous teeth, motor skills, and cognitive abilities. 
D)  the human growth cycle from the embryo stage.

Question 11

Melanin

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A)  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation. 
B)  is a chemical that decreases the possibility of a tan. 
C)  occurs at high rates in individuals with light skin tone. 
D)  develops more with age. 
A)  is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation. 
B)  is a chemical that decreases the possibility of a tan. 
C)  occurs at high rates in individuals with light skin tone. 
D)  develops more with age.

Question 12

During the postnatal stage, the various major systems in the body develop at

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A)  the same rate, with the brain, the reproductive system, and so on all coming to maturity at the same time. 
B)  different rates, with the reproductive system reaching full development first, then the brain and other parts of the body. 
C)  different rates, with the brain reaching full development first, then dentition, then the whole body, and finally the reproductive system. 
D)  different rates, with the body reaching full size first, then the brain, teeth, and reproductive system developing later. 
A)  the same rate, with the brain, the reproductive system, and so on all coming to maturity at the same time. 
B)  different rates, with the reproductive system reaching full development first, then the brain and other parts of the body. 
C)  different rates, with the brain reaching full development first, then dentition, then the whole body, and finally the reproductive system. 
D)  different rates, with the body reaching full size first, then the brain, teeth, and reproductive system developing later.

Question 13

Genetic adaptation

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A)  occurs at the population level via natural selection. 
B)  occurs at the individual level during childhood. 
C)  occurs at the individual level throughout an individual's lifetime. 
D)  involves using material culture to make living possible in certain settings. 
A)  occurs at the population level via natural selection. 
B)  occurs at the individual level during childhood. 
C)  occurs at the individual level throughout an individual's lifetime. 
D)  involves using material culture to make living possible in certain settings.

Question 14

Cultural adaptation

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A)  occurs at the population level via natural selection. 
B)  occurs at the individual level during childhood. 
C)  involves using material culture or learned practices to make living possible in certain settings. 
D)  usually occurs in adults, not children. 
A)  occurs at the population level via natural selection. 
B)  occurs at the individual level during childhood. 
C)  involves using material culture or learned practices to make living possible in certain settings. 
D)  usually occurs in adults, not children.

Question 15

In the days races were thought to be valid, static categories, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach categorized humans into the following races:

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A)  Negroids, Caucasoids, and Mongoloids. 
B)  Mongoloids, Negroids, Inuit, and Caucasoids. 
C)  Mongoloids, Malays, Ethiopians, American Indians, and Caucasoids. 
D)  Mongoloids, Negroids, Malays, Europeans, and Caucasoids. 
A)  Negroids, Caucasoids, and Mongoloids. 
B)  Mongoloids, Negroids, Inuit, and Caucasoids. 
C)  Mongoloids, Malays, Ethiopians, American Indians, and Caucasoids. 
D)  Mongoloids, Negroids, Malays, Europeans, and Caucasoids.

Question 16

The prenatal stage in humans is divided into

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A)  trimesters. 
B)  the neonatal period versus after the end of lactation. 
C)  infancy, childhood, the juvenile period, puberty, adolescence, and adulthood. 
D)  the neonatal period, infancy, the juvenile period, puberty, and adolescence. 
A)  trimesters. 
B)  the neonatal period versus after the end of lactation. 
C)  infancy, childhood, the juvenile period, puberty, adolescence, and adulthood. 
D)  the neonatal period, infancy, the juvenile period, puberty, and adolescence.

Question 17

Developmental (or ontogenetic) adaptation

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A)  occurs at the individual level throughout an individual's lifetime. 
B)  occurs at the individual level during childhood. 
C)  involves using material culture to make living possible in certain settings. 
D)  occurs at the population level via natural selection. 
A)  occurs at the individual level throughout an individual's lifetime. 
B)  occurs at the individual level during childhood. 
C)  involves using material culture to make living possible in certain settings. 
D)  occurs at the population level via natural selection.

Question 18

For women with very low body weight, high amounts of exercise can result in

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A)  increased female fertility. 
B)  increased ovarian function. 
C)  a reduced ability to conceive relative to women who do not exercise. 
D)  higher rates of conception than in women who do not exercise. 
A)  increased female fertility. 
B)  increased ovarian function. 
C)  a reduced ability to conceive relative to women who do not exercise. 
D)  higher rates of conception than in women who do not exercise.

Question 19

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach

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A)  discovered the existence of three races. 
B)  categorized skulls into five racial types. 
C)  used blood types and skin colors to create a racial taxonomy for humans. 
D)  showed that skull shape changed over time. 
A)  discovered the existence of three races. 
B)  categorized skulls into five racial types. 
C)  used blood types and skin colors to create a racial taxonomy for humans. 
D)  showed that skull shape changed over time.

Question 20

Hypoxia has been shown to be an agent of natural selection in that Tibetan women

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A)  at high altitudes have fewer surviving children. 
B)  with alleles for high oxygen saturation in their hemoglobin have more surviving children. 
C)  with alleles for high oxygen saturation in their hemoglobin have fewer surviving children. 
D)  have poor nutrition. 
A)  at high altitudes have fewer surviving children. 
B)  with alleles for high oxygen saturation in their hemoglobin have more surviving children. 
C)  with alleles for high oxygen saturation in their hemoglobin have fewer surviving children. 
D)  have poor nutrition.

The long limb measurements of Turkana pastoralists indicate that the population

Discuss the obesity pandemic.Include current studies that demonstrate likely causes.

Humans

Children living at high altitudes develop larger chest cavities by adulthood than children living at lower altitudes.This is an example of

Discuss how natural selection has likely influenced the evolution of skin color in humans.

R.C.Lewontin found that human "races" have no taxonomic significance.He demonstrated this through

Which of the following biological processes involves a reduction in homeostasis?

Infancy

Dark skin (a result of increased melanin production in equatorial peoples) is likely a response to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, because UV radiation can cause

The postnatal stage includes

Melanin

During the postnatal stage, the various major systems in the body develop at

Genetic adaptation

Cultural adaptation

In the days races were thought to be valid, static categories, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach categorized humans into the following races:

The prenatal stage in humans is divided into

Developmental (or ontogenetic) adaptation

For women with very low body weight, high amounts of exercise can result in

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach

Hypoxia has been shown to be an agent of natural selection in that Tibetan women

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The long limb measurements of Turkana pastoralists indicate that the population

Discuss the obesity pandemic.Include current studies that demonstrate likely causes.

Humans

Children living at high altitudes develop larger chest cavities by adulthood than children living at lower altitudes.This is an example of

Discuss how natural selection has likely influenced the evolution of skin color in humans.

R.C.Lewontin found that human "races" have no taxonomic significance.He demonstrated this through

Which of the following biological processes involves a reduction in homeostasis?

Infancy

Dark skin (a result of increased melanin production in equatorial peoples) is likely a response to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, because UV radiation can cause

The postnatal stage includes

Melanin

During the postnatal stage, the various major systems in the body develop at

Genetic adaptation

Cultural adaptation

In the days races were thought to be valid, static categories, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach categorized humans into the following races:

The prenatal stage in humans is divided into

Developmental (or ontogenetic) adaptation

For women with very low body weight, high amounts of exercise can result in

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach

Hypoxia has been shown to be an agent of natural selection in that Tibetan women

What Is Biological Anthropology

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

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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