Exam 16: Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Human Life Course

Explain how the biological and behavioral characteristics that in the past contributed to adaptation may be maladaptive today and give examples.

Compare the environmental conditions under which humans evolved with the environments in which we live today.

Which of these does NOT reflect the interaction of environment and genes?

Early life events have no impact on the age of menopause.

One hypothesis that proposes to explain senescence notes that cells that divide throughout the life course have shortened DNA sequences at the end of the chromosomes. This is referred to as the ______ hypothesis.

Why do human females have such a long period of time during which they can no longer reproduce?

Discuss the life cycle of childhood and the reasons why it is unusually long in humans.

In humans, there is a second major growth spurt after birth that occurs during

Which field studies changes in phenotype that are not related to DNA?

The maximum life span potential, estimated to be about 120 years, has probably not changed in the last several thousand years.

Explain how diet and nutrition can impact human growth at every stage of the life cycle.

Explain the nutritional effects on growth, development, and later-life health.

Discuss the three proposals for why humans age.

Two hormones that are important in growth and development include _____ and growth hormone.

Describe the life history theory and its function in human evolution.

Define senescence, and discuss one of the hypotheses that attempt to explain it.

Human babies are about ____ of their mother's size at birth.

Socioeconomic and political concerns have no effects on our species today.

Explain the way in which genes affect growth and development through their effects on hormones.

Our evolved biology may not be matched well with our contemporary lives, resulting in ______ than compared to our recent ancestors.