Question 1

Which of the following is a technique of relative dating?

Accepted Answer

A)  stratigraphy 
B)  radiocarbon 
C)  potassium/argon 
D)  radiopotassium 
E)  uranium/lead 
A)  stratigraphy 
B)  radiocarbon 
C)  potassium/argon 
D)  radiopotassium 
E)  uranium/lead

Question 2

Genetic drift:

Accepted Answer

A)  is a nonrandom change in the gene pool. 
B)  has greatest effect in a large population. 
C)  includes founder effect. 
D)  is an accumulation of mutations. 
E)  is not a mechanism of evolution. 
A)  is a nonrandom change in the gene pool. 
B)  has greatest effect in a large population. 
C)  includes founder effect. 
D)  is an accumulation of mutations. 
E)  is not a mechanism of evolution.

Question 3

What are the five categories in which paleoanthropologists have grouped our immediate ancestors? Briefly define each.

Accepted Answer

Pre-Australopithecus

Question 4

Describe the relationship between solar radiation, vitamin D, and skin color as examples of adaptation and natural selection.

Accepted Answer

Skin color follows a geographi

Question 5

DNA studies place the migration of humans out of Africa at about:

Accepted Answer

A)  3 million years ago. 
B)  1 million years ago. 
C)  250,000 years ago. 
D)  100,000 years ago. 
E)  50,000 years ago. 
A)  3 million years ago. 
B)  1 million years ago. 
C)  250,000 years ago. 
D)  100,000 years ago. 
E)  50,000 years ago.

Question 6

The process that preserves an organism through a chemical process that turns it partially or wholly into rock is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  sedimentation. 
B)  fossilization. 
C)  decomposition. 
D)  stratigraphy. 
E)  carbonization. 
A)  sedimentation. 
B)  fossilization. 
C)  decomposition. 
D)  stratigraphy. 
E)  carbonization.

Question 7

Describe the four types of adaptation that have contributed to human survivability.

Accepted Answer

Genetic adaptation (adaptation arises fr

Question 8

Mutations are often caused by an environmental agent or spontaneously with no impact on an individual's health. However, without mutations there would be no evolution. Explain.

Accepted Answer

Mutations make no difference u

Question 9

The increasing role of culture, complex social structures, increased brain size, and complex mental activities most likely occurred in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Australopithecus. 
B)  Homo hablis. 
C)  Homo erectus. 
D)  Homo sapiens. 
E)  Ardipithecus. 
A)  Australopithecus. 
B)  Homo hablis. 
C)  Homo erectus. 
D)  Homo sapiens. 
E)  Ardipithecus.

Which of the following is a technique of relative dating?

Genetic drift:

What are the five categories in which paleoanthropologists have grouped our immediate ancestors? Briefly define each.

Describe the relationship between solar radiation, vitamin D, and skin color as examples of adaptation and natural selection.

DNA studies place the migration of humans out of Africa at about:

The process that preserves an organism through a chemical process that turns it partially or wholly into rock is called:

Describe the four types of adaptation that have contributed to human survivability.

Mutations are often caused by an environmental agent or spontaneously with no impact on an individual's health. However, without mutations there would be no evolution. Explain.

The increasing role of culture, complex social structures, increased brain size, and complex mental activities most likely occurred in:

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Exam 5: Human Origins

Which of the following is a technique of relative dating?

Genetic drift:

What are the five categories in which paleoanthropologists have grouped our immediate ancestors? Briefly define each.

Describe the relationship between solar radiation, vitamin D, and skin color as examples of adaptation and natural selection.

DNA studies place the migration of humans out of Africa at about:

The process that preserves an organism through a chemical process that turns it partially or wholly into rock is called:

Describe the four types of adaptation that have contributed to human survivability.

Mutations are often caused by an environmental agent or spontaneously with no impact on an individual's health. However, without mutations there would be no evolution. Explain.

The increasing role of culture, complex social structures, increased brain size, and complex mental activities most likely occurred in:

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 and Illness

Art and Media

Filters