Question 1

Wolff 's law is the principle that

Accepted Answer

A) states that the lengths of limb bones are related to environmental conditions. 
B) applies to the maintenance of the entire endocrine system. 
C) states that after puberty there will be almost no further remodeling of bones. 
D) refers to the homeostatic balance leading to bone mass being produced where it is needed and removed where it is not needed. 
A) states that the lengths of limb bones are related to environmental conditions. 
B) applies to the maintenance of the entire endocrine system. 
C) states that after puberty there will be almost no further remodeling of bones. 
D) refers to the homeostatic balance leading to bone mass being produced where it is needed and removed where it is not needed.

Question 2

How did Franz Boas challenge the study of race?

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A) He strongly supported the race concept. 
B) He created racial categories based on living populations in the United States. 
C) He showed that U.S.-born children had the same head shapes as their immigrant parents,proving that races are innately stable. 
D) He showed that U.S.-born children had different head shapes from their immigrant parents,demonstrating that races are not innately stable. 
A) He strongly supported the race concept. 
B) He created racial categories based on living populations in the United States. 
C) He showed that U.S.-born children had the same head shapes as their immigrant parents,proving that races are innately stable. 
D) He showed that U.S.-born children had different head shapes from their immigrant parents,demonstrating that races are not innately stable.

Question 3

For women with very low body weight,what can high amounts of exercise cause?

Accepted Answer

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 4

What does sexual dimorphism refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) the onset of menarche 
B) the reduction in bone growth rate with the fusion of epiphyses 
C) the difference in sexual characteristics before versus after puberty 
D) the difference in physical attributes of males and females 
A) the onset of menarche 
B) the reduction in bone growth rate with the fusion of epiphyses 
C) the difference in sexual characteristics before versus after puberty 
D) the difference in physical attributes of males and females

Question 5

What are examples of stressors during the prenatal stage?

Accepted Answer

A) a vegetarian diet of greens,fruits,and dairy products 
B) smoking,alcohol,and drugs 
C) heavy exercise like running and swimming 
D) lack of exercise 
A) a vegetarian diet of greens,fruits,and dairy products 
B) smoking,alcohol,and drugs 
C) heavy exercise like running and swimming 
D) lack of exercise

Question 6

In the days when races were thought to be valid,static categories,Johann Friedrich Blumenbach incorrectly categorized humans into the following races:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

What is melanin?

Accepted Answer

A) a pigment that is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation 
B) a chemical that decreases the possibility of a tan 
C) a pigment that occurs at high rates in individuals with light skin tone 
D) a pigment that develops more with age 
A) a pigment that is advantageous because it provides protection from solar radiation 
B) a chemical that decreases the possibility of a tan 
C) a pigment that occurs at high rates in individuals with light skin tone 
D) a pigment that develops more with age

Question 8

What hypothesis resulted from David Barker's research?

Accepted Answer

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.

Wolff 's law is the principle that

How did Franz Boas challenge the study of race?

For women with very low body weight,what can high amounts of exercise cause?

What does sexual dimorphism refer to?

What are examples of stressors during the prenatal stage?

In the days when races were thought to be valid,static categories,Johann Friedrich Blumenbach incorrectly categorized humans into the following races:

What is melanin?

What hypothesis resulted from David Barker's research?

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Exam 5: Biology in the Present: Living People

Wolff 's law is the principle that

How did Franz Boas challenge the study of race?

For women with very low body weight,what can high amounts of exercise cause?

What does sexual dimorphism refer to?

What are examples of stressors during the prenatal stage?

In the days when races were thought to be valid,static categories,Johann Friedrich Blumenbach incorrectly categorized humans into the following races:

What is melanin?

What hypothesis resulted from David Barker's research?

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 Hominin Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins,evolution,and Dispersal of Modern People

The Past 10, 000 Years: Agriculture, population, biology

Evolution: Today and Tomorrow

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