Question 1

Discuss the impact of Jane Goodall's work with chimpanzees on current evolutionary thinking. How do chimpanzees serve as a useful window into early hominid behavior?

Accepted Answer

Goodall worked and lived among chimpanze

Question 2

What are the differences between absolute dating techniques and relative dating techniques?

Accepted Answer

Relative dating techniques are based on

Question 3

Gene flow is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  production of new genes. 
B)  random loss of genes in a population. 
C)  process that signals differential reproduction success. 
D)  movement of genes between populations. 
A)  production of new genes. 
B)  random loss of genes in a population. 
C)  process that signals differential reproduction success. 
D)  movement of genes between populations.

Question 4

Although DNA provides a blueprint for an individual's growth, other environmental factors such as nutrition and disease can impact the human life cycle. This describes what kind of adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic 
B)  developmental 
C)  acclimatized 
D)  cultural 
A)  genetic 
B)  developmental 
C)  acclimatized 
D)  cultural

Question 5

Stratigraphy is a technique of relative dating, and it depends on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  assumptions that what is deeper is older 
B)  the extent of site disturbance 
C)  geographic location of specimens 
D)  specimen condition 
A)  assumptions that what is deeper is older 
B)  the extent of site disturbance 
C)  geographic location of specimens 
D)  specimen condition

Question 6

The complex innovations that allow humans to more effectively respond to the surrounding environment are called ________ adaptations.

Accepted Answer

A)  developmental 
B)  physiological 
C)  genetic 
D)  cultural 
A)  developmental 
B)  physiological 
C)  genetic 
D)  cultural

Question 7

According to the text, because of changes in the environment due to global warming, human beings will:

Accepted Answer

A)  undergo cultural adaptions, but not genetic ones. 
B)  encounter many mutagens created by global warming. 
C)  undergo many adaptions, including genetic ones. 
D)  become extinct. 
A)  undergo cultural adaptions, but not genetic ones. 
B)  encounter many mutagens created by global warming. 
C)  undergo many adaptions, including genetic ones. 
D)  become extinct.

Question 8

Genetic drift is significant in evolution because it can:

Accepted Answer

A)  provide a nonrandom change in the gene pool. 
B)  have a large effect in a large population. 
C)  make an isolated group genetically distinct. 
D)  act as an accumulation of mutations. 
A)  provide a nonrandom change in the gene pool. 
B)  have a large effect in a large population. 
C)  make an isolated group genetically distinct. 
D)  act as an accumulation of mutations.

Question 9

What is evolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Evolution is a change in physical appearance that develops when a species migrates to new climates. 
B)  Evolution describes how human populations physically change in response to environmental changes and technological advances. 
C)  Evolution is any type of genetic mutation that appears in a species and can be passed down to the next generation. 
D)  Evolution describes how biological adaptations in organisms occur as a response to environmental changes, developing over generations. 
A)  Evolution is a change in physical appearance that develops when a species migrates to new climates. 
B)  Evolution describes how human populations physically change in response to environmental changes and technological advances. 
C)  Evolution is any type of genetic mutation that appears in a species and can be passed down to the next generation. 
D)  Evolution describes how biological adaptations in organisms occur as a response to environmental changes, developing over generations.

Discuss the impact of Jane Goodall's work with chimpanzees on current evolutionary thinking. How do chimpanzees serve as a useful window into early hominid behavior?

What are the differences between absolute dating techniques and relative dating techniques?

Gene flow is the:

Although DNA provides a blueprint for an individual's growth, other environmental factors such as nutrition and disease can impact the human life cycle. This describes what kind of adaptation?

Stratigraphy is a technique of relative dating, and it depends on ________.

The complex innovations that allow humans to more effectively respond to the surrounding environment are called ________ adaptations.

According to the text, because of changes in the environment due to global warming, human beings will:

Genetic drift is significant in evolution because it can:

What is evolution?

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Exam 5: Human Origins

Discuss the impact of Jane Goodall's work with chimpanzees on current evolutionary thinking. How do chimpanzees serve as a useful window into early hominid behavior?

What are the differences between absolute dating techniques and relative dating techniques?

Gene flow is the:

Although DNA provides a blueprint for an individual's growth, other environmental factors such as nutrition and disease can impact the human life cycle. This describes what kind of adaptation?

Stratigraphy is a technique of relative dating, and it depends on ________.

The complex innovations that allow humans to more effectively respond to the surrounding environment are called ________ adaptations.

According to the text, because of changes in the environment due to global warming, human beings will:

Genetic drift is significant in evolution because it can:

What is evolution?

Anthropology in a Global Age

Culture

Fieldwork and Ethnography

Language

Race and Racism

Ethnicity and Nationalism

Gender

Sexuality

Kinship, Family, and Marriage

Class and Inequality

The Global Economy

Migration

Politics and Power

Religion

Health, Illness, and the Body

Art and Media

Filters