Question 1

It appears that natural selection plays little to no role in the distribution of ABO alleles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Today biological anthropologists prefer to use the term __________ rather than race.

Accepted Answer

A) population 
B) ethnic group 
C) deme 
D) species 
A) population 
B) ethnic group 
C) deme 
D) species

Question 3

Heterozygous carriers of Tay-Sachs disease may have had a reproductive advantage due to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural factors 
B) resistance to disease 
C) random factors 
D) acclimatization 
A) cultural factors 
B) resistance to disease 
C) random factors 
D) acclimatization

Question 4

Which of the following terms is commonly used interchangeably with the term subspecies?

Accepted Answer

A) deme 
B) population 
C) race 
D) gene pool 
A) deme 
B) population 
C) race 
D) gene pool

Question 5

Explain the ABO blood type polymorphism.What factors may contribute to its clinal distribution?

Accepted Answer

The ABO blood type polymorphism refers t

Question 6

In regions with a heavy malarial load,__________ have better reproductive fitness.

Accepted Answer

A) sickle cell disorder carriers 
B) people who are homozygous for sickle cell disorder 
C) people who do not have any sickle cell disorder alleles 
D) all of these 
A) sickle cell disorder carriers 
B) people who are homozygous for sickle cell disorder 
C) people who do not have any sickle cell disorder alleles 
D) all of these

Question 7

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 8

People with darker skin cannot synthesize __________ as efficiently as people with lighter skin.

Accepted Answer

A) lactose 
B) vitamin D 
C) calcium 
D) folate 
A) lactose 
B) vitamin D 
C) calcium 
D) folate

Question 9

Explain two ways genetic markers have been used to trace gene flow in contemporary populations.Why are morphological markers rarely used for this?

Accepted Answer

Genetic markers have been used to trace

Question 10

Which of the following best defines cline?

Accepted Answer

A) a folk taxonomic category based on biological observations 
B) the existence of two or more distinct phenotypes within a population 
C) the distribution of a trait or allele across geographical space 
D) a group of local populations 
A) a folk taxonomic category based on biological observations 
B) the existence of two or more distinct phenotypes within a population 
C) the distribution of a trait or allele across geographical space 
D) a group of local populations

Question 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

Which of the following is a human response to extreme cold?

Accepted Answer

A) vasoconstriction 
B) hypoxic ventilatory response 
C) Sickle cell disorder 
D) vasodilation 
A) vasoconstriction 
B) hypoxic ventilatory response 
C) Sickle cell disorder 
D) vasodilation

Question 15

Explain the mechanical and genetic components of lactose intolerance.What are the factors attributed to the presence of a lactase polymorphism?

Accepted Answer

Lactose intolerance is a condition in wh

Question 16

Research into _________ revealed that members of the Lemba ethnic group in Africa are indeed genetically related to Semitic populations.

Accepted Answer

A) haplotypes 
B) the Duffy blood group 
C) Y chromosome markers 
D) blood systems 
A) haplotypes 
B) the Duffy blood group 
C) Y chromosome markers 
D) blood systems

Question 17

Hypoxic ventilatory response

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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

It appears that natural selection plays little to no role in the distribution of ABO alleles.

Today biological anthropologists prefer to use the term __________ rather than race.

Heterozygous carriers of Tay-Sachs disease may have had a reproductive advantage due to __________.

Which of the following terms is commonly used interchangeably with the term subspecies?

Explain the ABO blood type polymorphism.What factors may contribute to its clinal distribution?

In regions with a heavy malarial load,__________ have better reproductive fitness.

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

People with darker skin cannot synthesize __________ as efficiently as people with lighter skin.

Explain two ways genetic markers have been used to trace gene flow in contemporary populations.Why are morphological markers rarely used for this?

Which of the following best defines cline?

Anthropometry can be defined as __________.

Which of the following defines adaptability?

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

Which of the following is a human response to extreme cold?

Explain the mechanical and genetic components of lactose intolerance.What are the factors attributed to the presence of a lactase polymorphism?

Research into _________ revealed that members of the Lemba ethnic group in Africa are indeed genetically related to Semitic populations.

Hypoxic ventilatory response

Among adult humans,lactose intolerance is __________.

What Is Biological Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Geology and Primate Origins

Early Hominins and Australopithecus

Rise of the Genus Homo

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence,dispersal,and Bioarchaeology of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

Biomedical and Forensic Anthropology

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Exam 6: Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

It appears that natural selection plays little to no role in the distribution of ABO alleles.

Today biological anthropologists prefer to use the term __________ rather than race.

Heterozygous carriers of Tay-Sachs disease may have had a reproductive advantage due to __________.

Which of the following terms is commonly used interchangeably with the term subspecies?

Explain the ABO blood type polymorphism.What factors may contribute to its clinal distribution?

In regions with a heavy malarial load,__________ have better reproductive fitness.

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

People with darker skin cannot synthesize __________ as efficiently as people with lighter skin.

Explain two ways genetic markers have been used to trace gene flow in contemporary populations.Why are morphological markers rarely used for this?

Which of the following best defines cline?

Anthropometry can be defined as __________.

Which of the following defines adaptability?

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

Which of the following is a human response to extreme cold?

Explain the mechanical and genetic components of lactose intolerance.What are the factors attributed to the presence of a lactase polymorphism?

Research into _________ revealed that members of the Lemba ethnic group in Africa are indeed genetically related to Semitic populations.

Hypoxic ventilatory response

Among adult humans,lactose intolerance is __________.

What Is Biological Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Geology and Primate Origins

Early Hominins and Australopithecus

Rise of the Genus Homo

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence,dispersal,and Bioarchaeology of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Behavior

Biomedical and Forensic Anthropology

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