Question 1

The adolescent growth spurt:

Accepted Answer

A) is more pronounced in girls than in boys 
B) is identical in girls and boys 
C) is less pronounced in girls than in boys 
D) does not occur in most girls 
A) is more pronounced in girls than in boys 
B) is identical in girls and boys 
C) is less pronounced in girls than in boys 
D) does not occur in most girls

Question 2

Deciduous teeth are also referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) premolars 
B) molars 
C) wisdom teeth 
D) baby teeth 
A) premolars 
B) molars 
C) wisdom teeth 
D) baby teeth

Question 3

A long-term acclimatory response to cold stress is:

Accepted Answer

A) vasodilation of the capillaries in the skin 
B) increased rate of breathing 
C) increase in the basal metabolic rate 
D) reduction in the volume of urine produced 
A) vasodilation of the capillaries in the skin 
B) increased rate of breathing 
C) increase in the basal metabolic rate 
D) reduction in the volume of urine produced

Question 4

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.This is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Allen's rule 
B) Gloger's rule 
C) Bergmann's rule 
D) Stein's rule 
A) Allen's rule 
B) Gloger's rule 
C) Bergmann's rule 
D) Stein's rule

Question 5

To properly pronounce the word "menarche," it should rhyme with:

Accepted Answer

A) marsh 
B) march 
C) Archie 
D) monarchy 
A) marsh 
B) march 
C) Archie 
D) monarchy

Question 6

Matching Questions
 match each term to its definition:
-acclimatization

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 7

The fact that the average male is heavier and taller than the average female is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) sexual dimorphism 
B) polymorphism 
C) ontogeny 
D) allometric growth 
A) sexual dimorphism 
B) polymorphism 
C) ontogeny 
D) allometric growth

Question 8

At puberty,bitrochanteric width increases:

Accepted Answer

A) more in the male than the female 
B) at the same rate in males and females 
C) more in the female than the male 
D) not at all;it is determined by age five 
A) more in the male than the female 
B) at the same rate in males and females 
C) more in the female than the male 
D) not at all;it is determined by age five

Question 9

An example of variation due to developmental adjustment is:

Accepted Answer

A) males being taller and more muscular 
B) individuals who grow up at high altitudes having larger chest circumference 
C) increased biacromial width in females 
D) all of the above 
A) males being taller and more muscular 
B) individuals who grow up at high altitudes having larger chest circumference 
C) increased biacromial width in females 
D) all of the above

Question 10

Most of the oxygen in the blood is transported by:

Accepted Answer

A) myoglobin 
B) fibrinogen 
C) hemoglobin 
D) cytochrome 
A) myoglobin 
B) fibrinogen 
C) hemoglobin 
D) cytochrome

Question 11

Differences in growth and development between individuals are due:

Accepted Answer

A) almost exclusively to environmental factors 
B) almost exclusively to genetic factors 
C) to both genetic and environmental factors 
D) to neither genetic nor environmental factors 
A) almost exclusively to environmental factors 
B) almost exclusively to genetic factors 
C) to both genetic and environmental factors 
D) to neither genetic nor environmental factors

Question 12

Matching Questions
match each term with its definition:
-convection

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 13

Growth and development are influenced by:

Accepted Answer

A) hormones 
B) genetics 
C) nutrition 
D) all of the above 
A) hormones 
B) genetics 
C) nutrition 
D) all of the above

Question 14

The specialization and differentiation of cells into different tissues and organs is termed:

Accepted Answer

A) development 
B) phylogeny 
C) growth 
D) evolution 
A) development 
B) phylogeny 
C) growth 
D) evolution

Question 15

Describe the process of aging.Do people in different areas of the world age differently?

Accepted Answer

The process of aging is a natural and in

The adolescent growth spurt:

Deciduous teeth are also referred to as:

A long-term acclimatory response to cold stress is:

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.This is known as:

To properly pronounce the word "menarche," it should rhyme with:

Matching Questions match each term to its definition: -acclimatization

The fact that the average male is heavier and taller than the average female is an example of:

At puberty,bitrochanteric width increases:

An example of variation due to developmental adjustment is:

Most of the oxygen in the blood is transported by:

Differences in growth and development between individuals are due:

Matching Questions match each term with its definition: -convection

Growth and development are influenced by:

The specialization and differentiation of cells into different tissues and organs is termed:

Describe the process of aging.Do people in different areas of the world age differently?

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Exam 16: The Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens

The adolescent growth spurt:

Deciduous teeth are also referred to as:

A long-term acclimatory response to cold stress is:

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.This is known as:

To properly pronounce the word "menarche," it should rhyme with:

Matching Questions match each term to its definition: -acclimatization

The fact that the average male is heavier and taller than the average female is an example of:

At puberty,bitrochanteric width increases:

An example of variation due to developmental adjustment is:

Most of the oxygen in the blood is transported by:

Differences in growth and development between individuals are due:

Matching Questions match each term with its definition: -convection

Growth and development are influenced by:

The specialization and differentiation of cells into different tissues and organs is termed:

Describe the process of aging.Do people in different areas of the world age differently?

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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