Question 1

Most anthropologists now believe that IQ scores are:

Accepted Answer

A) valid measures of intelligence 
B) biased in favor of the groups for which and by whom they were designed 
C) influenced by general cultural background 
D) b and c 
A) valid measures of intelligence 
B) biased in favor of the groups for which and by whom they were designed 
C) influenced by general cultural background 
D) b and c

Question 2

The study of human variation on the molecular level has shown that:

Accepted Answer

A) there is more variation within geographically separated human populations than between them 
B) there is more variation between geographically separated human populations than within them 
C) different human populations can be assigned to different subspecies 
D) both b and c 
A) there is more variation within geographically separated human populations than between them 
B) there is more variation between geographically separated human populations than within them 
C) different human populations can be assigned to different subspecies 
D) both b and c

Question 3

The selective pressure acting on the ABO blood system may be that people with blood types O and B are resistant to:

Accepted Answer

A) sickle-cell anemia 
B) phenylketonuria 
C) smallpox 
D) tuberculosis 
A) sickle-cell anemia 
B) phenylketonuria 
C) smallpox 
D) tuberculosis

Question 4

If we look at the distribution of skin color,red hair color,and B blood type in Europe we find that:

Accepted Answer

A) they all show clinal distributions from south to north 
B) they all show clinal distributions,but in different directions 
C) they do not all show clinal distributions 
A) they all show clinal distributions from south to north 
B) they all show clinal distributions,but in different directions 
C) they do not all show clinal distributions

Question 5

Albinism is common among the Hopi because:

Accepted Answer

A) Native Americans carry the albino allele at higher rates 
B) being albino conferred a selective advantage against smallpox 
C) of Hopi cultural practices that favored albinos 
D) none of the above 
A) Native Americans carry the albino allele at higher rates 
B) being albino conferred a selective advantage against smallpox 
C) of Hopi cultural practices that favored albinos 
D) none of the above

Question 6

Blood type systems have been used in human classifications because:

Accepted Answer

A) blood types are easy to determine 
B) blood types are not affected by the environment 
C) the mechanisms of inheritance are,for the most part,known 
D) all of the above 
A) blood types are easy to determine 
B) blood types are not affected by the environment 
C) the mechanisms of inheritance are,for the most part,known 
D) all of the above

Question 7

The conclusion of genomic research is:

Accepted Answer

A) the number of dominant alleles is always greater than the number of recessive alleles in a population 
B) the differences between populations emerge at the genomic level 
C) there are genomic differences between some continental groups but not between others 
D) fixed groupings of people do not emerge from these studies 
A) the number of dominant alleles is always greater than the number of recessive alleles in a population 
B) the differences between populations emerge at the genomic level 
C) there are genomic differences between some continental groups but not between others 
D) fixed groupings of people do not emerge from these studies

Question 8

What conclusions did Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza make about the nature of human variation? What relationship did his genetic divisions of humanity have to linguistic data?

Accepted Answer

Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, a prominent g

Question 9

What is the nature of human variation? Include in your discussion the concepts of clinal distribution and discontinuous variation.

Accepted Answer

The nature of human variation is complex

Question 10

The major differences among human groups are differences in:

Accepted Answer

A) culture 
B) anatomy and physiology 
C) innate patterns of behavior 
D) skin color 
A) culture 
B) anatomy and physiology 
C) innate patterns of behavior 
D) skin color

Question 11

In a scientific sense,the term Negro:

Accepted Answer

A) refers to all of the dark-skinned people in the world 
B) refers to all of the dark-skinned people of Africa 
C) refers to all of the dark-skinned people of Africa and the United States 
D) is a term of sociological significance with no biological reality 
A) refers to all of the dark-skinned people in the world 
B) refers to all of the dark-skinned people of Africa 
C) refers to all of the dark-skinned people of Africa and the United States 
D) is a term of sociological significance with no biological reality

Question 12

Human variation is:

Accepted Answer

A) static 
B) dynamic 
C) indescribable 
D) always clinal 
A) static 
B) dynamic 
C) indescribable 
D) always clinal

Question 13

A clinal distribution is also called:

Accepted Answer

A) discontinuous variation 
B) continuous variation 
C) ontological distribution 
D) gradual distribution 
A) discontinuous variation 
B) continuous variation 
C) ontological distribution 
D) gradual distribution

Question 14

What is the difference between a race and an ethnic group?

Accepted Answer

A race is generally understood as a cate

Most anthropologists now believe that IQ scores are:

The study of human variation on the molecular level has shown that:

The selective pressure acting on the ABO blood system may be that people with blood types O and B are resistant to:

If we look at the distribution of skin color,red hair color,and B blood type in Europe we find that:

Albinism is common among the Hopi because:

Blood type systems have been used in human classifications because:

The conclusion of genomic research is:

What conclusions did Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza make about the nature of human variation? What relationship did his genetic divisions of humanity have to linguistic data?

What is the nature of human variation? Include in your discussion the concepts of clinal distribution and discontinuous variation.

The major differences among human groups are differences in:

In a scientific sense,the term Negro:

Human variation is:

A clinal distribution is also called:

What is the difference between a race and an ethnic group?

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 Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens

The Modern World

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Exam 17: The Analysis of Human Variation

Most anthropologists now believe that IQ scores are:

The study of human variation on the molecular level has shown that:

The selective pressure acting on the ABO blood system may be that people with blood types O and B are resistant to:

If we look at the distribution of skin color,red hair color,and B blood type in Europe we find that:

Albinism is common among the Hopi because:

Blood type systems have been used in human classifications because:

The conclusion of genomic research is:

What conclusions did Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza make about the nature of human variation? What relationship did his genetic divisions of humanity have to linguistic data?

What is the nature of human variation? Include in your discussion the concepts of clinal distribution and discontinuous variation.

The major differences among human groups are differences in:

In a scientific sense,the term Negro:

Human variation is:

A clinal distribution is also called:

What is the difference between a race and an ethnic group?

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 Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens

The Modern World

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