Question 1

Health conditions considered climate-sensitive and likely to increase with increasing greenhouse gases include:

Accepted Answer

A) cardiovascular disease. 
B) malaria. 
C) malnutrition. 
D) all of the above 
A) cardiovascular disease. 
B) malaria. 
C) malnutrition. 
D) all of the above

Question 2

What are the most important forces shaping human biology today?

Accepted Answer

Global warming is altering the environme

Question 3

Analysis by McKee and colleagues of changes in human growth rates and population density and the effects of those changes on biodiversity indicates:

Accepted Answer

A) human population growth rates are correlated with numbers of threatened species. 
B) increases in human population density are strongly correlated with numbers of threatened species. 
C) species extinction rates are not expected to increase with human population densities. 
D) both A and B 
A) human population growth rates are correlated with numbers of threatened species. 
B) increases in human population density are strongly correlated with numbers of threatened species. 
C) species extinction rates are not expected to increase with human population densities. 
D) both A and B

Question 4

What percentage of the world's population currently lives in cities?

Accepted Answer

A) 25% 
B) 90% 
C) 75% 
D) 50% 
A) 25% 
B) 90% 
C) 75% 
D) 50%

Question 5

The changes observed in the peppered moth as a result of the Industrial Revolution were an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) evolution in action. 
B) natural selection. 
C) evolution as the result of anthropogenic influences. 
D) none of the above 
A) evolution in action. 
B) natural selection. 
C) evolution as the result of anthropogenic influences. 
D) none of the above

Question 6

The nutrition transition refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) shifts to higher protein diets. 
B) shifts to higher fat,higher carbohydrate diets. 
C) shifts to lower fat,lower carbohydrate diets. 
D) none of the above 
A) shifts to higher protein diets. 
B) shifts to higher fat,higher carbohydrate diets. 
C) shifts to lower fat,lower carbohydrate diets. 
D) none of the above

Question 7

Some of the most compelling scientific evidence for global climate change is:

Accepted Answer

A) the 85% reduction in the size of ice fields atop Mt.Kilimanjaro,in Tanzania. 
B) a 1.3°F increase in global temperatures during the last 100 years. 
C) the increase of sea levels by 12 cm during the last 100 years. 
D) all of the above 
A) the 85% reduction in the size of ice fields atop Mt.Kilimanjaro,in Tanzania. 
B) a 1.3°F increase in global temperatures during the last 100 years. 
C) the increase of sea levels by 12 cm during the last 100 years. 
D) all of the above

Question 8

Geneticists have already identified a couple of dozen genes that appear to confer selective advantages to human carriers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The H2 haplotype on chromosome 17 occurs in about 21% of European women.Natural selection is strongly implicated because:

Accepted Answer

A) H2 women are infertile. 
B) H2 women have 3.5% more children than do non-H2 women. 
C) H2 women have 25% more children than do non-H2 women. 
D) H2 women suffer from high rates of tuberculosis. 
A) H2 women are infertile. 
B) H2 women have 3.5% more children than do non-H2 women. 
C) H2 women have 25% more children than do non-H2 women. 
D) H2 women suffer from high rates of tuberculosis.

Question 10

Industrialization is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) decrease in asthma. 
B) increase in environmental pollutants. 
C) decrease in processed and refined foods in the diet. 
D) reduction of poverty. 
A) decrease in asthma. 
B) increase in environmental pollutants. 
C) decrease in processed and refined foods in the diet. 
D) reduction of poverty.

Question 11

Stable isotopic analysis of oxygen from ice cores is used to document temperature change throughout history.Information for the Holocene indicates:

Accepted Answer

A) the last 50 yBP were the coldest period in the last 700,000 yBP. 
B) the last 50 yBP were the warmest period in the last 9,000 yBP. 
C) the last 50,000 yBP have been the warmest on record. 
D) none of the above 
A) the last 50 yBP were the coldest period in the last 700,000 yBP. 
B) the last 50 yBP were the warmest period in the last 9,000 yBP. 
C) the last 50,000 yBP have been the warmest on record. 
D) none of the above

Question 12

Among children in rural Oaxaca after the 1960s,shorter,rounder heads and narrower faces are likely related to:

Accepted Answer

A) increased intelligence. 
B) higher amounts of protein in the diet. 
C) softer,more processed corn and other foods. 
D) none of the above 
A) increased intelligence. 
B) higher amounts of protein in the diet. 
C) softer,more processed corn and other foods. 
D) none of the above

Question 13

If human population density continues to increase unabated,by 2050 most nations are expected to see a ____________ reduction in biodiversity:

Accepted Answer

A) 40% 
B) 75% 
C) 14% 
D) none of the above 
A) 40% 
B) 75% 
C) 14% 
D) none of the above

Question 14

The United Nations uses the term "silent tsunami" to refer to:

Accepted Answer

A) increasing urbanization and human population growth. 
B) increasing infectious disease. 
C) both A and B 
D) none of the above 
A) increasing urbanization and human population growth. 
B) increasing infectious disease. 
C) both A and B 
D) none of the above

Question 15

One major threat from global warming is the flooding of low-lying areas from the melting of glaciers and of polar ice caps.Scientists predict that over centuries sea levels could rise by as much as:

Accepted Answer

A) 10 m. 
B) 4-6 mm. 
C) 4-6 m. 
D) none of the above 
A) 10 m. 
B) 4-6 mm. 
C) 4-6 m. 
D) none of the above

Health conditions considered climate-sensitive and likely to increase with increasing greenhouse gases include:

What are the most important forces shaping human biology today?

Analysis by McKee and colleagues of changes in human growth rates and population density and the effects of those changes on biodiversity indicates:

What percentage of the world's population currently lives in cities?

The changes observed in the peppered moth as a result of the Industrial Revolution were an example of:

The nutrition transition refers to:

Some of the most compelling scientific evidence for global climate change is:

Geneticists have already identified a couple of dozen genes that appear to confer selective advantages to human carriers.

The H2 haplotype on chromosome 17 occurs in about 21% of European women.Natural selection is strongly implicated because:

Industrialization is associated with:

Stable isotopic analysis of oxygen from ice cores is used to document temperature change throughout history.Information for the Holocene indicates:

Among children in rural Oaxaca after the 1960s,shorter,rounder heads and narrower faces are likely related to:

If human population density continues to increase unabated,by 2050 most nations are expected to see a ____________ reduction in biodiversity:

The United Nations uses the term "silent tsunami" to refer to:

One major threat from global warming is the flooding of low-lying areas from the melting of glaciers and of polar ice caps.Scientists predict that over centuries sea levels could rise by as much as:

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

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

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Exam 14: Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

Health conditions considered climate-sensitive and likely to increase with increasing greenhouse gases include:

What are the most important forces shaping human biology today?

Analysis by McKee and colleagues of changes in human growth rates and population density and the effects of those changes on biodiversity indicates:

What percentage of the world's population currently lives in cities?

The changes observed in the peppered moth as a result of the Industrial Revolution were an example of:

The nutrition transition refers to:

Some of the most compelling scientific evidence for global climate change is:

Geneticists have already identified a couple of dozen genes that appear to confer selective advantages to human carriers.

The H2 haplotype on chromosome 17 occurs in about 21% of European women.Natural selection is strongly implicated because:

Industrialization is associated with:

Stable isotopic analysis of oxygen from ice cores is used to document temperature change throughout history.Information for the Holocene indicates:

Among children in rural Oaxaca after the 1960s,shorter,rounder heads and narrower faces are likely related to:

If human population density continues to increase unabated,by 2050 most nations are expected to see a ____________ reduction in biodiversity:

The United Nations uses the term "silent tsunami" to refer to:

One major threat from global warming is the flooding of low-lying areas from the melting of glaciers and of polar ice caps.Scientists predict that over centuries sea levels could rise by as much as:

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

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

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