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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
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