Question 1

Friedrich Blumenbach categorized humans into the following races:

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A) Negroids,Caucasoids,Mongoloids. 
B) Mongoloids,Negroids,Inuit,Caucasoids. 
C) Mongoloids,Malays,Ethiopians,American Indians,and Caucasoids. 
D) Mongoloids,Negroids,Malays,Europeans,and Caucasoids. 
A) Negroids,Caucasoids,Mongoloids. 
B) Mongoloids,Negroids,Inuit,Caucasoids. 
C) Mongoloids,Malays,Ethiopians,American Indians,and Caucasoids. 
D) Mongoloids,Negroids,Malays,Europeans,and Caucasoids. C

Question 2

The strength and mass of bone:

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A) do not affect the tendency to fracture. 
B) are entirely genetically determined. 
C) vary with an individual's level of physical activity. 
D) none of the above 
A) do not affect the tendency to fracture. 
B) are entirely genetically determined. 
C) vary with an individual's level of physical activity. 
D) none of the above C

Question 3

Populations that have lived in hot climates for most of their history have more sweat glands than other populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Osteoporosis is:

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A) less common in postmenopausal women with low amounts of estrogen. 
B) more common in men than in women because of testosterone. 
C) decreased susceptibility to bone fracture that comes with changes in bone mass. 
D) a main cause of hip fractures in older women. 
A) less common in postmenopausal women with low amounts of estrogen. 
B) more common in men than in women because of testosterone. 
C) decreased susceptibility to bone fracture that comes with changes in bone mass. 
D) a main cause of hip fractures in older women.

Question 5

Loss of body hair during human evolution may have resulted from thermoregulatory adaptation to sweating in hot climates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Anthropological research on the Turkana people in Kenya shows:

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A) that adaptations to harsh environments are primarily biological and demographic. 
B) that they primarily use cultural buffering strategies to adapt to a harsh environment. 
C) the importance of both biological and cultural adaptations to ecological stress. 
D) none of the above 
A) that adaptations to harsh environments are primarily biological and demographic. 
B) that they primarily use cultural buffering strategies to adapt to a harsh environment. 
C) the importance of both biological and cultural adaptations to ecological stress. 
D) none of the above

Question 7

Franz Boas:

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A) was a big supporter of the race concept. 
B) created racial categories based on living populations in the United States. 
C) showed that U.S.-born children had the same head shapes as their immigrant parents. 
D) showed that U.S.-born children had different head shapes than their immigrant parents. 
A) was a big supporter of the race concept. 
B) created racial categories based on living populations in the United States. 
C) showed that U.S.-born children had the same head shapes as their immigrant parents. 
D) showed that U.S.-born children had different head shapes than their immigrant parents.

Question 8

Discuss how adaptations to local environments have likely influenced the evolution of skin color in different geographic regions of the world.

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Functional adaptations during the indivi

Question 9

Exercise improves physical fitness by contributing to all of the following EXCEPT:

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A) increased bone strength. 
B) increased heart and lung function. 
C) increased cholesterol. 
D) lower blood pressure. 
A) increased bone strength. 
B) increased heart and lung function. 
C) increased cholesterol. 
D) lower blood pressure.

Question 10

C.Loring Brace argued that the race concept:

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A) was first used by Marco Polo as he recorded huge amounts of information during his travels in Asia. 
B) has been present throughout human history. 
C) can be traced to the Renaissance,when seafaring travelers observed differences between people from distant lands. 
D) originated in ancient Egypt. 
A) was first used by Marco Polo as he recorded huge amounts of information during his travels in Asia. 
B) has been present throughout human history. 
C) can be traced to the Renaissance,when seafaring travelers observed differences between people from distant lands. 
D) originated in ancient Egypt.

Question 11

Before adulthood,height deficits can be made up by:

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A) rapid growth following disruption. 
B) longer duration of growth. 
C) neither A nor B 
D) both A and B 
A) rapid growth following disruption. 
B) longer duration of growth. 
C) neither A nor B 
D) both A and B

Question 12

Adaptations function to maintain internal homeostasis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Children living at high altitudes develop a larger chest cavity by adulthood than children living at lower altitudes.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) developmental adaptations that occur at the population level. 
B) acclimatization at the individual level. 
C) developmental adaptations that occur at the level of the individual during critical life stages. 
D) none of the above 
A) developmental adaptations that occur at the population level. 
B) acclimatization at the individual level. 
C) developmental adaptations that occur at the level of the individual during critical life stages. 
D) none of the above

Question 14

Total daily energy expenditure (TDEE)consists of basal metabolic requirements plus all other energy requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Wolff's law:

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A) is the principle that the lengths of limb bones are related to environmental conditions. 
B) applies to the maintenance of the endocrine system. 
C) accounts for the remodeling of bone when it is under stress. 
D) says that bone mass is taken away where it is needed and produced where it is not needed. 
A) is the principle that the lengths of limb bones are related to environmental conditions. 
B) applies to the maintenance of the endocrine system. 
C) accounts for the remodeling of bone when it is under stress. 
D) says that bone mass is taken away where it is needed and produced where it is not needed.

Question 16

Puberty is marked by:

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A) menarche in girls. 
B) similar body size in boys and girls. 
C) completion of brain growth. 
D) adult social roles. 
A) menarche in girls. 
B) similar body size in boys and girls. 
C) completion of brain growth. 
D) adult social roles.

Question 17

For women with very low body weight,high amounts of exercise can result in:

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A) increased female fertility. 
B) increased ovarian function. 
C) reduced ability to conceive relative to women who do not exercise. 
D) higher rates of conception than in women who do not exercise. 
A) increased female fertility. 
B) increased ovarian function. 
C) reduced ability to conceive relative to women who do not exercise. 
D) higher rates of conception than in women who do not exercise.

Question 18

David Barker's research on poor early health led to the hypothesis that:

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A) poor fetal nutrition increases the likelihood of death from stroke. 
B) low birth weight is correlated with death from coronary heart disease. 
C) small babies are more likely to be underweight as adults. 
D) poor health during the fetal period results in the reduced ability to maintain homeostasis. 
A) poor fetal nutrition increases the likelihood of death from stroke. 
B) low birth weight is correlated with death from coronary heart disease. 
C) small babies are more likely to be underweight as adults. 
D) poor health during the fetal period results in the reduced ability to maintain homeostasis.

Question 19

Relative to people with a history of living in temperate climates,the Inuit and other cold-adapted populations:

Accepted Answer

A) have lower BMR. 
B) consume more carbohydrates. 
C) reduce peripheral body temperatures to maintain core temperatures. 
D) none of the above 
A) have lower BMR. 
B) consume more carbohydrates. 
C) reduce peripheral body temperatures to maintain core temperatures. 
D) none of the above

Question 20

Infancy ends:

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A) at 36 months. 
B) before deciduous dentition has completely erupted. 
C) with completion of brain growth. 
D) with weaning,which occurs at the same time across cultures. 
A) at 36 months. 
B) before deciduous dentition has completely erupted. 
C) with completion of brain growth. 
D) with weaning,which occurs at the same time across cultures.

Friedrich Blumenbach categorized humans into the following races:

The strength and mass of bone:

Populations that have lived in hot climates for most of their history have more sweat glands than other populations.

Osteoporosis is:

Loss of body hair during human evolution may have resulted from thermoregulatory adaptation to sweating in hot climates.

Anthropological research on the Turkana people in Kenya shows:

Franz Boas:

Discuss how adaptations to local environments have likely influenced the evolution of skin color in different geographic regions of the world.

Exercise improves physical fitness by contributing to all of the following EXCEPT:

C.Loring Brace argued that the race concept:

Before adulthood,height deficits can be made up by:

Adaptations function to maintain internal homeostasis.

Children living at high altitudes develop a larger chest cavity by adulthood than children living at lower altitudes.This is an example of:

Total daily energy expenditure (TDEE)consists of basal metabolic requirements plus all other energy requirements.

Wolff's law:

Puberty is marked by:

For women with very low body weight,high amounts of exercise can result in:

David Barker's research on poor early health led to the hypothesis that:

Relative to people with a history of living in temperate climates,the Inuit and other cold-adapted populations:

Infancy ends:

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Friedrich Blumenbach categorized humans into the following races:

The strength and mass of bone:

Populations that have lived in hot climates for most of their history have more sweat glands than other populations.

Osteoporosis is:

Loss of body hair during human evolution may have resulted from thermoregulatory adaptation to sweating in hot climates.

Anthropological research on the Turkana people in Kenya shows:

Franz Boas:

Discuss how adaptations to local environments have likely influenced the evolution of skin color in different geographic regions of the world.

Exercise improves physical fitness by contributing to all of the following EXCEPT:

C.Loring Brace argued that the race concept:

Before adulthood,height deficits can be made up by:

Adaptations function to maintain internal homeostasis.

Children living at high altitudes develop a larger chest cavity by adulthood than children living at lower altitudes.This is an example of:

Total daily energy expenditure (TDEE)consists of basal metabolic requirements plus all other energy requirements.

Wolff's law:

Puberty is marked by:

For women with very low body weight,high amounts of exercise can result in:

David Barker's research on poor early health led to the hypothesis that:

Relative to people with a history of living in temperate climates,the Inuit and other cold-adapted populations:

Infancy ends:

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: 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

Our Last 10, 000 Years: Agriculture, population, and the Bioarchaeology of a Fundamental Transition

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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