ANTH 1001 Q&A Bundle

Primitive Traits Traits that were passed down unchanged from a distant ancestor Derived Traits traits that develop in a particular taxon after they split from their common ancestor Morphological Diversity size, shape, motility What defines a primate? extremities adapted for prehension, opposable ...

classification in biology, the ordering of organisms into categories, such as orders, families, and genera, to show evolutionary relationships. Chordata The phylum of the animal kingdom that includes vertebrates vertebrates animasl with segmented, bony spinal columns; inlcudes fishes, amphibians, ...

Gracile Australopithecines - 3.5-<2mya - A. sediba - A. africanus Possible hominins - 7- 4.4mya Robust hominins - 2.7-1.2mya - Paranthropus robustus - P. boisei - P. aethiopicus Early hominins - 4.2-2.5mya - Australopithecus garhi - A. afarensis - A. anamensis - Kenyanthropus Early Australopi...

Materiality Materials used to understand differences in humanity from different cultures -photos Anthropology The study of humans Holism you need to draw from many different disciplines to explore the many facets of social life. 4 anthropology subfields - cultural -linguistic -biological - archeo...

Anthropology The study of humans as organisms- over time, close relatives, how they vary Sub Categories of Anthropology Social Cultural, Linguistic, Archaeology, and Biological Traits Humans Share Bipedalism, Complex Language, Reduced Sexual Dimorphism, Small Teeth, Enlarged Brains, Long Life Hist...

Carolus LinnaeusCreationist Principle of Fixity of Species Principle of Fixity of Speciesspecies were fixed/immutable/unchangeable after their creation Jean-Baptiste LamarckTheory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics1. All organisms have "n...

The common ancestor of primates and raccoons DID have five-digit hands, but that ancestral mammal's hands WERE NOT modified for complex digital manipulation. Therefore, the presence of hands in primates and raccoons is an example of ___________ but the presence of complex manipulative ability is an...

Darwin's 3 Postulates of Natural Selection 1. Populations can grow infinitely, but environments can only support a finite amount of individuals 2. There is variation within a population. This variation affects the probability of survival and reproduction 3. The variation is transmitted from parent ...

Which of the following individuals and their proposed methods were pivotal in recognizing the antiquity of our planet? Hutton's Uniformitarianism principle Darwin's theory of evolution includes 5 distinct theories. Which of the following is NOT one of them? Evolution occurs through protein synthe...

What are the main changes that occurred from australopithecines to Homo? Smaller, flatter face; reduction in size of dentition; scavenging and tool making What australopithecine species did we most likely evolve from? Australopithicus robustus What evidence do we have for reorganization and expans...

What is science? The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment What is pseudoscience? A claim, belief or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not follow the scientific method Reaching a general conclusion from particular observations Induction W...

What is Anthropology?-Study of humankind in a cross-cultural context -Combines human biology and human culture into one discipline Four main types of anthropology1. Sociocultural 2. Archaeology 3. Linguistic 4. Biological Sociocultural AnthropologyStudy of human societies in a cross-cultural persp...

3 Paths leading to the recognition of human evolution 1. Explaining the variation in life forms 2. Recognizing the antiquity of the planet 3. Recognizing the antiquity of humanity The difference between natural and artificial selection natural selection does not have a long term goal. it is an in...

What is Anthropology? Anthropology is the study of humankind, viewed from the perspective of all people and all times. It includes four branches or subdisciplines: cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, and biological anthropology. What makes anthropology different from other ...