Question 1

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach:

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A) discovered the existence of three races. 
B) categorized skulls into five racial types. 
C) used blood types and skin colors to create a racial taxonomy for humans. 
D) showed that skull shape changed over time. 
A) discovered the existence of three races. 
B) categorized skulls into five racial types. 
C) used blood types and skin colors to create a racial taxonomy for humans. 
D) showed that skull shape changed over time.

Question 2

While reading an ethnography of women living in a rural African community,you notice that women in this community have a significantly greater workload than men.The data show that women spend more time clearing and planting fields than men of an equivalent age.What influence will this have on the overall population?

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A) The population size will rapidly increase because women show greater fitness. 
B) The population may remain the same or decrease due to lowered birth rate of women. 
C) The population will remain the same because gendered difference in workload has no relationship to fluctuations in population size. 
D) The population will only increase if the workload of women remains the same. 
A) The population size will rapidly increase because women show greater fitness. 
B) The population may remain the same or decrease due to lowered birth rate of women. 
C) The population will remain the same because gendered difference in workload has no relationship to fluctuations in population size. 
D) The population will only increase if the workload of women remains the same.

Question 3

When epiphyses fuse to the diaphyses:

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A) long bone growth is slowed. 
B) full adult height is attained. 
C) the adolescent growth spurt begins. 
D) is largely determined by the environment. 
A) long bone growth is slowed. 
B) full adult height is attained. 
C) the adolescent growth spurt begins. 
D) is largely determined by the environment.

Question 4

According to the text,males and females differ in their ability to adapt to excessive heat.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Functional adaptations in humans during their lifetimes are usually associated with environmental conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Both undernutrition and overnutrition can lead to cardiovascular disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Ethnographic evidence from around the world shows that postmenopausal women do all of the following EXCEPT:

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A) die young. 
B) play important roles in provisioning grandchildren. 
C) act as repositories of information about culture and society. 
D) contribute to their daughters' reproductive success. 
A) die young. 
B) play important roles in provisioning grandchildren. 
C) act as repositories of information about culture and society. 
D) contribute to their daughters' reproductive success.

Question 8

Although Bergmann's and Allen's rules most often explain body shape and morphology,we occasionally see variations from the correct patterns.This indicates that:

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A) the long-term association between body shape and climate is an example of acclimatization. 
B) body shape and morphology reflect both evolutionary and developmental processes. 
C) the association between body shape and morphology does not respond to environmental stressors. 
D) the association between body shape,morphology,and the environment is not a result of natural selection. 
A) the long-term association between body shape and climate is an example of acclimatization. 
B) body shape and morphology reflect both evolutionary and developmental processes. 
C) the association between body shape and morphology does not respond to environmental stressors. 
D) the association between body shape,morphology,and the environment is not a result of natural selection.

Question 9

Which of the following are related to the biological process of homeostasis?

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A) senescence 
B) Wolff's law 
C) osteoporosis 
D) both A and B 
A) senescence 
B) Wolff's law 
C) osteoporosis 
D) both A and B

Question 10

Vasodilation is the expansion of blood vessels near the body's surface in response to excessive cold.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The growth potential of populations:

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A) has been reached worldwide thanks to improvements in genetic technology. 
B) has not yet been reached in most wealthy countries. 
C) has been reached even in less wealthy populations where growth periods are slow. 
D) can be achieved with improvements in disease control and nutrition. 
A) has been reached worldwide thanks to improvements in genetic technology. 
B) has not yet been reached in most wealthy countries. 
C) has been reached even in less wealthy populations where growth periods are slow. 
D) can be achieved with improvements in disease control and nutrition.

Question 12

Discuss the problems and consequences of undernutrition and overnutrition around the world.

Accepted Answer

People who consume fewer than 2,000 calo

Question 13

Inherited human adaptations include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) genetic adaptation at the population level. 
B) acclimatization. 
C) more efficient use of oxygen. 
D) none of the above 
A) genetic adaptation at the population level. 
B) acclimatization. 
C) more efficient use of oxygen. 
D) none of the above

Question 14

Robert Lewontin found that human "races" have no taxonomic significance.He demonstrated this:

Accepted Answer

A) through research indicating that most genetic variation is found among human races. 
B) through research indicating that most genetic variation is found across human populations. 
C) through the examination of variation in multiple human skull characteristics. 
D) through research that examined genetic diversity across different species of mammals. 
A) through research indicating that most genetic variation is found among human races. 
B) through research indicating that most genetic variation is found across human populations. 
C) through the examination of variation in multiple human skull characteristics. 
D) through research that examined genetic diversity across different species of mammals.

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach:

When epiphyses fuse to the diaphyses:

According to the text,males and females differ in their ability to adapt to excessive heat.

Functional adaptations in humans during their lifetimes are usually associated with environmental conditions.

Both undernutrition and overnutrition can lead to cardiovascular disease.

Ethnographic evidence from around the world shows that postmenopausal women do all of the following EXCEPT:

Although Bergmann's and Allen's rules most often explain body shape and morphology,we occasionally see variations from the correct patterns.This indicates that:

Which of the following are related to the biological process of homeostasis?

Vasodilation is the expansion of blood vessels near the body's surface in response to excessive cold.

The growth potential of populations:

Discuss the problems and consequences of undernutrition and overnutrition around the world.

Inherited human adaptations include all of the following EXCEPT:

Robert Lewontin found that human "races" have no taxonomic significance.He demonstrated this:

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Exam 5: Biology in the Present: Living People

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach:

When epiphyses fuse to the diaphyses:

According to the text,males and females differ in their ability to adapt to excessive heat.

Functional adaptations in humans during their lifetimes are usually associated with environmental conditions.

Both undernutrition and overnutrition can lead to cardiovascular disease.

Ethnographic evidence from around the world shows that postmenopausal women do all of the following EXCEPT:

Although Bergmann's and Allen's rules most often explain body shape and morphology,we occasionally see variations from the correct patterns.This indicates that:

Which of the following are related to the biological process of homeostasis?

Vasodilation is the expansion of blood vessels near the body's surface in response to excessive cold.

The growth potential of populations:

Discuss the problems and consequences of undernutrition and overnutrition around the world.

Inherited human adaptations include all of the following EXCEPT:

Robert Lewontin found that human "races" have no taxonomic significance.He demonstrated this:

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

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