Question 1

All of the following are advantages of agriculture over foraging except

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A) agriculture supports larger numbers of people. 
B) agriculture results in a food surplus. 
C) agriculture has led to increased diversity in food. 
D) agriculture is a necessary prerequisite to civilization. 
A) agriculture supports larger numbers of people. 
B) agriculture results in a food surplus. 
C) agriculture has led to increased diversity in food. 
D) agriculture is a necessary prerequisite to civilization.

Question 2

Describe some of the ways that modern humans' faces, jaws, and teeth changed after the shift to agriculture and consumption of softer foods.

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Since teeth are under greater genetic co

Question 3

Çatalhöyük is an important Neolithic site located in

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A) southwest Asia. 
B) southern Africa. 
C) central Mexico. 
D) India. 
A) southwest Asia. 
B) southern Africa. 
C) central Mexico. 
D) India.

Question 4

The cross section of an adult femur reveals a bone that is longer/flattened in one direction, giving the cross section the appearance of an oval.This suggests

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A) that the individual was likely very physically active. 
B) that the individual was lethargic and largely sedentary. 
C) that the individual had a nutritional deficiency as a child. 
D) You cannot discern anything from the shape of bone. 
A) that the individual was likely very physically active. 
B) that the individual was lethargic and largely sedentary. 
C) that the individual had a nutritional deficiency as a child. 
D) You cannot discern anything from the shape of bone.

Question 5

The Neolithic Demographic Transition

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A) was a drop in the death rate. 
B) was a shift from low birth rates to high birth rates. 
C) brought about large population increases. 
D) both b and c 
A) was a drop in the death rate. 
B) was a shift from low birth rates to high birth rates. 
C) brought about large population increases. 
D) both b and c

Question 6

More than 20% of all calories consumed by people today come from

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A) millet. 
B) rice. 
C) sorghum. 
D) corn. 
A) millet. 
B) rice. 
C) sorghum. 
D) corn.

Question 7

The high incidence of dental defects in early humans is tied to which of the following?

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A) decline in nutritional quality 
B) increase in nutritional quality 
C) increase in infectious disease 
D) a and c only 
A) decline in nutritional quality 
B) increase in nutritional quality 
C) increase in infectious disease 
D) a and c only

Question 8

Which of the following is not associated with the initial transition from foraging to agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A) reduced height 
B) increased dental hypoplasia 
C) lower incidence of dental caries (cavities) 
D) higher incidence of infection 
A) reduced height 
B) increased dental hypoplasia 
C) lower incidence of dental caries (cavities) 
D) higher incidence of infection

Question 9

Regarding the Neolithic epoch, which of the following is true?

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A) It is believed to have occurred first in Europe. 
B) It is characterized by small, settled villages where the domestication of plants and/or animals took place. 
C) It occurred in one place initially, then spread everywhere else. 
D) It first occurred approximately 25,000 yBP. 
A) It is believed to have occurred first in Europe. 
B) It is characterized by small, settled villages where the domestication of plants and/or animals took place. 
C) It occurred in one place initially, then spread everywhere else. 
D) It first occurred approximately 25,000 yBP.

Question 10

Which of the following is the wild ancestor of modern domesticated maize?

Accepted Answer

A) corn 
B) wheat 
C) teosinte 
D) rye 
A) corn 
B) wheat 
C) teosinte 
D) rye

Question 11

The type of iron found in some foods that provides all the amino acids humans require in their diet is

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A) heme iron. 
B) nonheme iron. 
C) flat iron. 
D) raw iron. 
A) heme iron. 
B) nonheme iron. 
C) flat iron. 
D) raw iron.

Question 12

All of the following regions provide archaeological evidence for local plant domestication except

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A) eastern North America. 
B) southwestern Asia. 
C) China. 
D) Australia. 
A) eastern North America. 
B) southwestern Asia. 
C) China. 
D) Australia.

All of the following are advantages of agriculture over foraging except

Describe some of the ways that modern humans' faces, jaws, and teeth changed after the shift to agriculture and consumption of softer foods.

Çatalhöyük is an important Neolithic site located in

The cross section of an adult femur reveals a bone that is longer/flattened in one direction, giving the cross section the appearance of an oval.This suggests

The Neolithic Demographic Transition

More than 20% of all calories consumed by people today come from

The high incidence of dental defects in early humans is tied to which of the following?

Which of the following is not associated with the initial transition from foraging to agriculture?

Regarding the Neolithic epoch, which of the following is true?

Which of the following is the wild ancestor of modern domesticated maize?

The type of iron found in some foods that provides all the amino acids humans require in their diet is

All of the following regions provide archaeological evidence for local plant domestication except

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All of the following are advantages of agriculture over foraging except

Describe some of the ways that modern humans' faces, jaws, and teeth changed after the shift to agriculture and consumption of softer foods.

Çatalhöyük is an important Neolithic site located in

The cross section of an adult femur reveals a bone that is longer/flattened in one direction, giving the cross section the appearance of an oval.This suggests

The Neolithic Demographic Transition

More than 20% of all calories consumed by people today come from

The high incidence of dental defects in early humans is tied to which of the following?

Which of the following is not associated with the initial transition from foraging to agriculture?

Regarding the Neolithic epoch, which of the following is true?

Which of the following is the wild ancestor of modern domesticated maize?

The type of iron found in some foods that provides all the amino acids humans require in their diet is

All of the following regions provide archaeological evidence for local plant domestication except

What Is Physical Anthropology?

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: The Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominid Origins and Evolution: the Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

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