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

The Study of Living Peoples

True/False

Please answer all questions



1

Culture has no effect on biology.
A)True
B)False
2

Populations are the units of evolutionary change.
A)True
B)False
3

Migration is the most significant factor in population change.
A)True
B)False
4

At current growth rates the world population is expected to reach 9.3 billion by the middle of this century.
A)True
B)False
5

Melanocytes are specialized skin cells that produce the pigment melanin.
A)True
B)False
6

Correlations have been found between blood type and susceptibility to certain diseases.
A)True
B)False
7

Farming and animal domestication allowed infectious diseases to have a greater impact on humans.
A)True
B)False
8

Humans are immune to diseases that affect other species.
A)True
B)False
9

Microorganisms are not sophisticated enough to evolve.
A)True
B)False
10

Ultraviolet radiation aids in the body's synthesis of vitamin D.
A)True
B)False