Question 1

A reversible physiological adjustment to a stressful environment is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) acclimatory adjustment 
B) behavioral adjustment 
C) developmental adjustment 
D) stressful adjustment 
A) acclimatory adjustment 
B) behavioral adjustment 
C) developmental adjustment 
D) stressful adjustment A

Question 2

Acclimatory adjustments are:

Accepted Answer

A) physiological responses 
B) alterations in the growth patterns of children 
C) aspects of technology which permit survival 
D) genetic changes in populations 
A) physiological responses 
B) alterations in the growth patterns of children 
C) aspects of technology which permit survival 
D) genetic changes in populations A

Question 3

A fetal limb bone is originally formed of:

Accepted Answer

A) cartilage 
B) actual bone 
C) calcium 
D) membrane 
A) cartilage 
B) actual bone 
C) calcium 
D) membrane A

Question 4

Matching Questions
match each term with its example:
-acclimatory adjustment

Accepted Answer

A) an igloo in the Arctic 
B) increase in metabolic rate 
C) increase in the frequency of blood type B 
D) development of greater chest circumference at high altitude 
A) an igloo in the Arctic 
B) increase in metabolic rate 
C) increase in the frequency of blood type B 
D) development of greater chest circumference at high altitude

Question 5

In desert habitats the most significant method of ridding the body of excess heat is:

Accepted Answer

A) evaporation 
B) convection 
C) radiation 
D) conduction 
A) evaporation 
B) convection 
C) radiation 
D) conduction

Question 6

In what ways do the skeletons of males and females differ? What is the significance of these differences?

Accepted Answer

The skeletons of males and females diffe

Question 7

Matching Questions
match the following:
-hypertrophy

Accepted Answer

A) increase in cellular size 
B) increase in number of cells 
C) increase in amount of intercellular material 
A) increase in cellular size 
B) increase in number of cells 
C) increase in amount of intercellular material

Question 8

Body heat may be lost through:

Accepted Answer

A) conduction 
B) radiation 
C) evaporation 
D) all of the above 
A) conduction 
B) radiation 
C) evaporation 
D) all of the above

Question 9

A state of severe protein and carbohydrate deficiency is:

Accepted Answer

A) diarrhea 
B) marasmus 
C) kwashiorkor 
D) dyspnea 
A) diarrhea 
B) marasmus 
C) kwashiorkor 
D) dyspnea

Question 10

Describe how bones grow.What is meant by bone age?

Accepted Answer

Bones grow through a process called ossi

Question 11

Menarche refers to the onset of:

Accepted Answer

A) menstruation 
B) spermatogenesis 
C) tooth eruption 
D) antibody production 
A) menstruation 
B) spermatogenesis 
C) tooth eruption 
D) antibody production

Question 12

Matching Questions
 match each term to its definition:
-behavioral adjustments

Accepted Answer

A) physiological adjustments 
B) cultural responses to environment 
C) genetic changes 
D) environmentally influenced patterns of growth and development 
A) physiological adjustments 
B) cultural responses to environment 
C) genetic changes 
D) environmentally influenced patterns of growth and development

Question 13

Matching Questions
match each term with its definition:
-hypothermia

Accepted Answer

A) cold stress 
B) lack of oxygen 
C) lack of water 
A) cold stress 
B) lack of oxygen 
C) lack of water

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a secondary sexual characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A) development of facial hair in the male 
B) deepening of the voice in the male 
C) increase in the width of the hips in the female 
D) all of the above 
A) development of facial hair in the male 
B) deepening of the voice in the male 
C) increase in the width of the hips in the female 
D) all of the above

Question 15

Matching Questions
match each term with its definition:
-radiation

Accepted Answer

A) movement of heat from one object to another by direct contact 
B) transformation of a liquid into a gas 
C) movement of heat to a fluid 
D) electromagnetic energy given off by an object 
A) movement of heat from one object to another by direct contact 
B) transformation of a liquid into a gas 
C) movement of heat to a fluid 
D) electromagnetic energy given off by an object

Question 16

A spreading caliper is used to measure the width and breadth of the head.Such an activity is a part of the field of:

Accepted Answer

A) ontogeny 
B) phylogeny 
C) anthropometry 
D) psychology 
A) ontogeny 
B) phylogeny 
C) anthropometry 
D) psychology

Question 17

Matching Questions
match each rule with its definition:
-Bergmann's rule

Accepted Answer

A) Within the same species of mammals,there is a tendency to find more heavily pigmented forms near the equator and lighter forms away from the equator 
B) Among mammals,populations of the same species living near the equator tend to have body parts that protrude more and to have longer limbs than those farther away from the equator. 
C) Within the same species of mammals,populations with less bulk are found nearer the equator while those with greater bulk are found farther from the equator. 
A) Within the same species of mammals,there is a tendency to find more heavily pigmented forms near the equator and lighter forms away from the equator 
B) Among mammals,populations of the same species living near the equator tend to have body parts that protrude more and to have longer limbs than those farther away from the equator. 
C) Within the same species of mammals,populations with less bulk are found nearer the equator while those with greater bulk are found farther from the equator.

Question 18

An adult human body contains an estimated __________ cells.

Accepted Answer

A) 100,000 
B) 100 million 
C) 100 billion 
D) 100 trillion 
A) 100,000 
B) 100 million 
C) 100 billion 
D) 100 trillion

Question 19

Low oxygen pressure in the body's tissues results in a condition known as:

Accepted Answer

A) hypothermia 
B) hypoxia 
C) hyperventilation 
D) homeothermy 
A) hypothermia 
B) hypoxia 
C) hyperventilation 
D) homeothermy

Question 20

Secular trends may be caused by:

Accepted Answer

A) genetic factors 
B) improved nutrition 
C) better health services 
D) b and c 
E) all of the above 
A) genetic factors 
B) improved nutrition 
C) better health services 
D) b and c 
E) all of the above

A reversible physiological adjustment to a stressful environment is called a(n):

Acclimatory adjustments are:

A fetal limb bone is originally formed of:

Matching Questions match each term with its example: -acclimatory adjustment

In desert habitats the most significant method of ridding the body of excess heat is:

In what ways do the skeletons of males and females differ? What is the significance of these differences?

Matching Questions match the following: -hypertrophy

Body heat may be lost through:

A state of severe protein and carbohydrate deficiency is:

Describe how bones grow.What is meant by bone age?

Menarche refers to the onset of:

Matching Questions match each term to its definition: -behavioral adjustments

Matching Questions match each term with its definition: -hypothermia

Which of the following is an example of a secondary sexual characteristic?

Matching Questions match each term with its definition: -radiation

A spreading caliper is used to measure the width and breadth of the head.Such an activity is a part of the field of:

Matching Questions match each rule with its definition: -Bergmann's rule

An adult human body contains an estimated __________ cells.

Low oxygen pressure in the body's tissues results in a condition known as:

Secular trends may be caused by:

Investigating the Nature of Humankind

The Study of Heredity

The Modern Study of Human Genetics

Population Genetics

Natural Selection and the Origin of Species

Peoples Place in Nature

The Living Primates

Comparative Studies: Anatomy and Genetics

Onhuman Primate Behavior

Human Behavior in Perspective

The Record of the Past

The Early Primate Fossil Record and the Origins of the Hominins

The Early Hominins

Early Species of the Genus Homo

The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

The Analysis of Human Variation

The Modern World

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Exam 16: The Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens

A reversible physiological adjustment to a stressful environment is called a(n):

Acclimatory adjustments are:

A fetal limb bone is originally formed of:

Matching Questions match each term with its example: -acclimatory adjustment

In desert habitats the most significant method of ridding the body of excess heat is:

In what ways do the skeletons of males and females differ? What is the significance of these differences?

Matching Questions match the following: -hypertrophy

Body heat may be lost through:

A state of severe protein and carbohydrate deficiency is:

Describe how bones grow.What is meant by bone age?

Menarche refers to the onset of:

Matching Questions match each term to its definition: -behavioral adjustments

Matching Questions match each term with its definition: -hypothermia

Which of the following is an example of a secondary sexual characteristic?

Matching Questions match each term with its definition: -radiation

A spreading caliper is used to measure the width and breadth of the head.Such an activity is a part of the field of:

Matching Questions match each rule with its definition: -Bergmann's rule

An adult human body contains an estimated __________ cells.

Low oxygen pressure in the body's tissues results in a condition known as:

Secular trends may be caused by:

Investigating the Nature of Humankind

The Study of Heredity

The Modern Study of Human Genetics

Population Genetics

Natural Selection and the Origin of Species

Peoples Place in Nature

The Living Primates

Comparative Studies: Anatomy and Genetics

Onhuman Primate Behavior

Human Behavior in Perspective

The Record of the Past

The Early Primate Fossil Record and the Origins of the Hominins

The Early Hominins

Early Species of the Genus Homo

The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

The Analysis of Human Variation

The Modern World

Filters