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1
Anthropology can be described as
A)the study of humans
B)the study of human cultural variation
C)the study of human biological variation and evolution
D)all of these
2
The three concepts mentioned in the text used to explain biological differences in humans are variation, evolution, and
A)adaptation
B)psychology
C)labor
D)economics
3
Cultural anthropology deals primarily with
A)evolution and biological variation of the human species
B)cultural behaviors in the present or recent past
C)variations in present cultures
D)evolution of languages and their role in societies
4
Biological anthropology deals primarily with
A)evolution and biological variation of the human species
B)cultural behaviors in the present or recent past
C)variations in present cultures
D)evolution of languages and their role in societies
5
Archaeology deals primarily with
A)evolution and biological variation of the human species
B)cultural behaviors in the historic and prehistoric past
C)variations in present cultures
D)evolution of languages and their role in societies
6
Linguistic anthropology deals primarily with
A)evolution and biological variation of the human species
B)cultural behaviors in the near or distant past
C)variations in present cultures
D)evolution of languages and their role in societies
7
The area of applied research concerned with causes of death and skeletal evidence of disease is
A)paleoanthropology
B)forensic anthropology
C)human variation
D)primate studies
8
A theory is made up of
A)a set of facts
B)religious beliefs
C)hypotheses that have been tested and not rejected
D)hypotheses that have been tested and shown to be inaccurate
9
The naturalist who came up with a formal classification system for living creatures, including species and genus, was
A)Carolus Linnaeus
B)Charles Darwin
C)Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
D)Georges Cuvier
10
The scientist who used the hypothesis of catastrophism to explain the extinction of animal species was
A)Carolus Linnaeus
B)Charles Darwin
C)Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
D)Georges Cuvier
11
The scientist who believed that an animal could pass on adaptations acquired during its lifetime was
A)Carolus Linnaeus
B)Charles Darwin
C)Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
D)Georges Cuvier
12
The explanation provided by Malthus for why most species populations do not grow exponentially larger with each generation is that
A)many individuals die before reaching maturity
B)some individuals will have more offspring than others
C)some individuals are better adapted to their environment
D)all offspring die before reaching maturity and reproducing
13
The concept developed by Darwin and by Wallace to explain change in a species over time is called
A)taxonomy
B)catastrophism
C)evolution
D)natural selection
14
Which of the following topics might a biological anthropologist study?
A)marriage systems and inheritance
B)how language reveals beliefs and practices of a culture
C)genetic variation in prehistoric populations
D)social systems as revealed by architecture and food remains
15
The example of the peppered moths in England demonstrates natural selection because
A)dark moths were selected for under conditions of heavy pollution
B)light moths were selected for under conditions of heavy pollution
C)the moths evolved from light to dark
D)pollution in England caused light moths to become extinct
16
Which of the following statements is false?
A)traits are only "bad" or "good" depending upon environmental conditions
B)populations must contain genetic variation for natural selection to operate
C)evolution can only occur in one direction
D)all of these
17
Evidence of evolution is found in
A)the fossil record
B)relationships among living organisms
C)the Bible
D)the fossil record and relationships among living organisms
18
African apes are the closest living relative of humans as shown by
A)similar dental pattern
B)similar shoulder structure
C)their DNA is over 98% identical
D)all of these
19
The pelvis of the python illustrates what theory?
A)creation science
B)retention of ancestral structures that are no longer functional
C)inheritance of acquired characteristics
D)natural selection
20
Why is creation science not a science?
A)it doesn't use evolutionary theory
B)its theories are not testable and are not supported by scientific evidence
C)it explains human origins
D)it has its basis in religious beliefs





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