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Park:Biological Anthropology
Biological Anthropology, 3/e
Michael Alan Park

The Debate Over Modern Human Origins

True/False

Please answer all questions



1

Chimpanzee mitochondrial DNA commonly exhibits ten times the amount of variation as does human mitochondrial DNA.
A)True
B)False
2

Our species' genetic homogeneity helps us distinguish between the two models.
A)True
B)False
3

Mitochondrial DNA accumulates mutations at a rate five to ten times faster than nuclear DNA.
A)True
B)False
4

Africa is more genetically diverse than the rest of the world put together.
A)True
B)False
5

Our central adaptive theme is our big brains and the resultant behaviors, especially culture, that those brains make possible.
A)True
B)False
6

Race is a biological reality.
A)True
B)False
7

The Recent African Origin model says that humans show little diversity because the species is relatively new.
A)True
B)False
8

The Multiregional Evolution model says that all proposed species of Homo after habilis should be lumped into Homo erectus.
A)True
B)False
9

The Multiregional Evolution model says that transitional forms between archaic and modern humans should be found throughout the Old World.
A)True
B)False