Question 1

Individuals within the same species cannot have varying phenotypes without the genotypes also varying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

An individual who is lactose intolerant __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  will die if he or she consumes milk 
B)  can easily digest dairy products 
C)  has trouble digesting lactase 
D)  none of these 
A)  will die if he or she consumes milk 
B)  can easily digest dairy products 
C)  has trouble digesting lactase 
D)  none of these

Question 3

There are no populations where dairying is present, but lactose tolerance frequencies are low.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Anthropometry can be defined as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudice against a person based on his or her racial heritage 
B)  the study of how cultures classify organisms in the natural world 
C)  the view that the environment has great powers to directly shape the anatomy of individual organisms 
D)  the measurement of different aspects of the body, such as stature or skin color 
A)  prejudice against a person based on his or her racial heritage 
B)  the study of how cultures classify organisms in the natural world 
C)  the view that the environment has great powers to directly shape the anatomy of individual organisms 
D)  the measurement of different aspects of the body, such as stature or skin color

Question 5

Which of the following may be a factor in determining a population's blood type distribution?

Accepted Answer

A)  bacterial disease 
B)  temperatures 
C)  cephalic index 
D)  skin color 
A)  bacterial disease 
B)  temperatures 
C)  cephalic index 
D)  skin color

Question 6

Which of the following nations involved in WWII was NOT fundamentally racist?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States 
B)  Japan 
C)  Germany 
D)  none of these 
A)  The United States 
B)  Japan 
C)  Germany 
D)  none of these

Question 7

After weaning, most mammals __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  drink milk only occasionally 
B)  continue to drink milk regularly 
C)  will die if they drink milk 
D)  become lactose malabsorbers 
A)  drink milk only occasionally 
B)  continue to drink milk regularly 
C)  will die if they drink milk 
D)  become lactose malabsorbers

Question 8

Among adult humans, lactose intolerance is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  not very common 
B)  a highly polymorphic trait 
C)  nonexistent 
D)  most common among Europeans 
A)  not very common 
B)  a highly polymorphic trait 
C)  nonexistent 
D)  most common among Europeans

Question 9

is defined as the study of evolutionary phenomena that occur within a species.

Accepted Answer

A)  Anthropometry 
B)  Racial taxonomy 
C)  Population genetics 
D)  Microevolution 
A)  Anthropometry 
B)  Racial taxonomy 
C)  Population genetics 
D)  Microevolution

Question 10

Racism can be defined as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudice against a person based on his or her racial heritage 
B)  the study of how cultures classify organisms in the natural world 
C)  the view that the environment has great powers to directly shape the anatomy of individual organisms 
D)  the measurement of different aspects of the body, such as stature or skin color 
A)  prejudice against a person based on his or her racial heritage 
B)  the study of how cultures classify organisms in the natural world 
C)  the view that the environment has great powers to directly shape the anatomy of individual organisms 
D)  the measurement of different aspects of the body, such as stature or skin color

Question 11

A child may be born with hemolytic anemia if __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  there is maternal-fetal incompatibility of the rhesus system 
B)  both the mother and child have type A blood 
C)  there is maternal-fetal incompatibility of the ABO system 
D)  both the mother and child have Rh-negative blood 
A)  there is maternal-fetal incompatibility of the rhesus system 
B)  both the mother and child have type A blood 
C)  there is maternal-fetal incompatibility of the ABO system 
D)  both the mother and child have Rh-negative blood

Question 12

Cavalli-Sforza's phylogenetic tree of the world's populations indicates that __________ was the earliest genetic event in human history.

Accepted Answer

A)  the arrival of humans in Australia 
B)  the peopling of the Americas 
C)  the separation of African populations from all others 
D)  none of these 
A)  the arrival of humans in Australia 
B)  the peopling of the Americas 
C)  the separation of African populations from all others 
D)  none of these

Question 13

Which of the following is a definition for environmentalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudice against a person based on his or her racial heritage 
B)  the study of how cultures classify organisms in the natural world 
C)  the view that the environment has great powers to directly shape the anatomy of individual organisms 
D)  the measurement of different aspects of the body, such as stature or skin color 
A)  prejudice against a person based on his or her racial heritage 
B)  the study of how cultures classify organisms in the natural world 
C)  the view that the environment has great powers to directly shape the anatomy of individual organisms 
D)  the measurement of different aspects of the body, such as stature or skin color

Question 14

Explain the mechanical and genetic components of sickle cell disorder. What are the factors attributed to the presence of a sickle cell disorder polymorphism?

Accepted Answer

Sickle cell disorder is a genetic condit

Question 15

Which of the following defines adaptability?

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term changes in physiology 
B)  the maintenance of a polymorphic trait 
C)  the ability of an organism to make anatomical changes 
D)  the situation when heterozygotes have a selective advantage over homozygotes 
A)  short-term changes in physiology 
B)  the maintenance of a polymorphic trait 
C)  the ability of an organism to make anatomical changes 
D)  the situation when heterozygotes have a selective advantage over homozygotes

Question 16

A population is polymorphic for a trait if it is governed by two alleles and if the alleles are present at a frequency of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  greater than 1% 
B)  less than 5% 
C)  less than 100% 
D)  greater than 20% 
A)  greater than 1% 
B)  less than 5% 
C)  less than 100% 
D)  greater than 20%

Question 17

The field of is concerned with uncovering genetic variation within and between populations of organisms.

Accepted Answer

A)  anthropometry 
B)  racial taxonomy 
C)  population genetics 
D)  microevolution 
A)  anthropometry 
B)  racial taxonomy 
C)  population genetics 
D)  microevolution

Question 18

Hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) and increased hemoglobin concentrations are two ways human populations cope with

Accepted Answer

A)  heat 
B)  cold 
C)  water 
D)  high altitude 
A)  heat 
B)  cold 
C)  water 
D)  high altitude

Question 19

Many monogenists believed in a strong form of , the view that the environment has great powers to directly shape the anatomy of individual organisms.

Accepted Answer

A)  racism 
B)  ethnobiology 
C)  polygenism 
D)  environmentalism 
A)  racism 
B)  ethnobiology 
C)  polygenism 
D)  environmentalism

Question 20

Which of the following is a mechanism by which human populations cope with high altitudes?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) 
B)  vasodilation 
C)  pupil constriction 
D)  vasoconstriction 
A)  hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) 
B)  vasodilation 
C)  pupil constriction 
D)  vasoconstriction

Individuals within the same species cannot have varying phenotypes without the genotypes also varying.

An individual who is lactose intolerant __________.

There are no populations where dairying is present, but lactose tolerance frequencies are low.

Anthropometry can be defined as __________.

Which of the following may be a factor in determining a population's blood type distribution?

Which of the following nations involved in WWII was NOT fundamentally racist?

After weaning, most mammals __________.

Among adult humans, lactose intolerance is __________.

is defined as the study of evolutionary phenomena that occur within a species.

Racism can be defined as __________.

A child may be born with hemolytic anemia if __________.

Cavalli-Sforza's phylogenetic tree of the world's populations indicates that __________ was the earliest genetic event in human history.

Which of the following is a definition for environmentalism?

Explain the mechanical and genetic components of sickle cell disorder. What are the factors attributed to the presence of a sickle cell disorder polymorphism?

Which of the following defines adaptability?

A population is polymorphic for a trait if it is governed by two alleles and if the alleles are present at a frequency of __________.

The field of is concerned with uncovering genetic variation within and between populations of organisms.

Hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) and increased hemoglobin concentrations are two ways human populations cope with

Many monogenists believed in a strong form of , the view that the environment has great powers to directly shape the anatomy of individual organisms.

Which of the following is a mechanism by which human populations cope with high altitudes?

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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Exam 5: Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

Individuals within the same species cannot have varying phenotypes without the genotypes also varying.

An individual who is lactose intolerant __________.

There are no populations where dairying is present, but lactose tolerance frequencies are low.

Anthropometry can be defined as __________.

Which of the following may be a factor in determining a population's blood type distribution?

Which of the following nations involved in WWII was NOT fundamentally racist?

After weaning, most mammals __________.

Among adult humans, lactose intolerance is __________.

is defined as the study of evolutionary phenomena that occur within a species.

Racism can be defined as __________.

A child may be born with hemolytic anemia if __________.

Cavalli-Sforza's phylogenetic tree of the world's populations indicates that __________ was the earliest genetic event in human history.

Which of the following is a definition for environmentalism?

Explain the mechanical and genetic components of sickle cell disorder. What are the factors attributed to the presence of a sickle cell disorder polymorphism?

Which of the following defines adaptability?

A population is polymorphic for a trait if it is governed by two alleles and if the alleles are present at a frequency of __________.

The field of is concerned with uncovering genetic variation within and between populations of organisms.

Hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) and increased hemoglobin concentrations are two ways human populations cope with

Many monogenists believed in a strong form of , the view that the environment has great powers to directly shape the anatomy of individual organisms.

Which of the following is a mechanism by which human populations cope with high altitudes?

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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