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Which of the following has the biggest effect on the continuing evolution of modern Homo sapiens? |
| | A) | biology |
| | B) | culture |
| | C) | both |
| | D) | neither |
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Biological anthropologists study: |
| | A) | living peoples in terms of genetic change |
| | B) | evolution within populations |
| | C) | adaptive differences among populations |
| | D) | all the above |
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Change in allele frequency through time is the technical definition of: |
| | A) | Darwinian gradualism |
| | B) | adaptive radiation |
| | C) | evolution |
| | D) | breeding populations |
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The technical name for the null hypothesis is: |
| | A) | Park-Beatty symmetry |
| | B) | Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium |
| | C) | half-life |
| | D) | founder effect |
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The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium formula is: |
| | A) | E=MC2 |
| | B) | p2+2pq+q2=1 |
| | C) | Ax+By=C |
| | D) | P(A/B)=AB/B=p(AB)/P(B) |
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The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium formula is used to: |
| | A) | see evidence for change over time |
| | B) | see traits shared by two or more species |
| | C) | study the size and makeup of populations |
| | D) | study the social patterns among species |
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Evolution, in some direction, is taking place if: |
| | A) | the observed number of each genotype does not match the number expected by the Hardy-Weinberg formula |
| | B) | all the allele frequencies add up to 100 |
| | C) | heterozygotes outnumber homozygotes |
| | D) | all the above |
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Demography is: |
| | A) | the study of parallel ridges and furrows on the fingertips |
| | B) | the study of demes |
| | C) | the study of the size and makeup of human populations |
| | D) | the study of the natural behavior of animals |
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Dermatoglyphics is: |
| | A) | the study of parallel ridges and furrows on the fingertips |
| | B) | the study of demes |
| | C) | the study of the size and makeup of human populations |
| | D) | the study of the natural behavior of animals |
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What are the three variables involved in population change? |
| | A) | planes, trains, automobiles |
| | B) | disease, health care, insurance |
| | C) | marriage, divorce, death |
| | D) | birth, death, migration |
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What is one reason developed countries have a nearly vertical shaped population diagram? |
| | A) | access to birth control |
| | B) | quality of medical care |
| | C) | quality of diet |
| | D) | all the above |
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Variations in phenotypic traits that are the result of genetic variations are called: |
| | A) | genetic modifications |
| | B) | deviations |
| | C) | polymorphisms |
| | D) | mutations |
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An example of a polymorphism is: |
| | A) | amount of melanin production |
| | B) | sweating |
| | C) | shivering |
| | D) | metabolism |
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Which blood type is known as the universal blood type because it has no antigens? |
| | A) | A |
| | B) | B |
| | C) | O |
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Which of the following diseases has had an effect on the evolution of Homo sapiens? |
| | A) | malaria |
| | B) | plague |
| | C) | sickle cell anemia |
| | D) | all the above |
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Which of the following is an infectious disease? |
| | A) | diabetes |
| | B) | influenza |
| | C) | liver disease |
| | D) | cancer |
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"Mad Cow" disease in cattle is known as ___________ in humans. |
| | A) | hookworm |
| | B) | septicemia |
| | C) | Creutzfeld-Jakob disease |
| | D) | hoof and mouth disease |
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What is the name of a graph that compares some variable at different points in time? |
| | A) | temporal curve |
| | B) | distance curve |
| | C) | volume curve |
| | D) | velocity curve |
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What is the name of a graph that measure the speed in which changes are taking place? |
| | A) | temporal curve |
| | B) | distance curve |
| | C) | volume curve |
| | D) | velocity curve |
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Birth rate minus death rate determines: |
| | A) | a population's growth rate |
| | B) | a country's development |
| | C) | demography |
| | D) | migration patterns |
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High birth and death rates describe: |
| | A) | the United States |
| | B) | the Hutterite colonies |
| | C) | developed countries |
| | D) | developing countries |
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High birth rates and low death rates describe: |
| | A) | the United States |
| | B) | the Hutterite colonies |
| | C) | developed countries |
| | D) | developing countries |
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A linear body shape tends to: |
| | A) | retain heat |
| | B) | promote heat loss |
| | C) | be darker |
| | D) | sweat more |
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16% of deaths in the United States are caused by: |
| | A) | AIDS |
| | B) | heart disease |
| | C) | infectious diseases |
| | D) | cancer |
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Epidemiology studies: |
| | A) | population size |
| | B) | migration |
| | C) | body shapes |
| | D) | disease outbreaks |
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The age at which a woman ceases to be capable of reproduction is called: |
| | A) | menopause |
| | B) | menarche |
| | C) | meniscus |
| | D) | meningitis |
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A woman's first menstrual period is called: |
| | A) | menopause |
| | B) | menarche |
| | C) | meniscus |
| | D) | meningitis |
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Proteins in the immune system that react to foreign bodies are called: |
| | A) | polymorphisms |
| | B) | antigens |
| | C) | antibodies |
| | D) | prions |
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A life history: |
| | A) | studies marriage practices |
| | B) | examines the timing of life cycle events |
| | C) | begins with menarche |
| | D) | ends with menopause |
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What is one possible reason menarche starts sooner among affluent women? |
| | A) | better nutrition |
| | B) | lower birth rate |
| | C) | high birth rate |
| | D) | sexual activity at a younger age |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education