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Test Bank for Physical Anthropology, 12th Edition by Philip Stein,
Bruce Rowe and Brian Pierson - All Chapters ( 1-18) Updated 2024
CHAPTER 1: Investigating the Nature of Humankind
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) A main area of study for physical anthropologists is the study of evolution.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Science can provide answers to all possible questions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) An empirical observation is one that is made with the help of a microscope or telescope.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A theory is more certain than a guess but less certain than a fact.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The idea that humans are superior to other animals is termed anthropocentrism.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Charles Darwin was the first person to recognize that nature could be dynamic.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) Lamarck proposed the theory of acquired characteristics, which states that traits gained during a
lifetime can be passed to the next generation.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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8) Darwin's theory states that groups who are better suited to their environment will be more likely
to survive and reproduce.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) Darwin lacked an accurate understanding of the mechanisms of inheritance.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The study of the change in body color of peppered moths described in chapter one showed that
evolution could be observed in a shorter period of time than Darwin thought possible.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
11) The field that studies fossil records is:
A) primatology
B) paleontology
C) genetics
D) archaeology
12) The subfield of physical anthropology includes the study of:
A) human genetics
B) forensic anthropology
C) human biological variation
D) all of these
13) Cultural anthropology:
A) is a branch of archaeology
B) is the study of art and music
C) includes the study of human social organizations and learned patterns of behavior
D) includes paleontology as a major topic
14) The study of a people's political organization would be a part of:
A) cultural anthropology
B) linguistics
C) archaeology
D) physical anthropology
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15) An anthropological linguist:
A) always attempts to learn to speak as many languages as he or she possibly can
B) teaches students foreign languages
C) studies the history, function, structure, and physiology of language
D) would only be interested in cultures that have writing systems
16) The practical application of anthropological knowledge to real-world concerns is called:
A) academic anthropology
B) lived anthropology
C) applied anthropology
D) realistic anthropology
17) An empirical observation is one that is:
A) measurable
B) a fact
C) received through the senses
D) all of these
18) Hypotheses:
A) are always considered to be correct statements
B) are the same thing as laws in science
C) are not a necessary part of the scientific method
D) must be logical and testable
19) Hypotheses:
A) can be disproven
B) can be tested through experiments and observations
C) are based on empirical observations
D) all of these
20) A tentative statement about the relationship between two variables is a(n):
A) hypothesis
B) theory
C) empirical statement
D) rationalization
21) An example of a variable would be:
A) the theory of evolution by natural selection
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B) the cranial capacities of a series of skulls
C) that all mammals give live birth
D) all of these
22) Once proposed, a hypothesis may be tested by:
A) comparing it to known data gathered from nature
B) conducting an experiment
C) comparing one phenomenon with another to determine the relationships between them
D) all of these
23) A hypothesis may be tested in a number of ways. One of the following is not a way to test a
hypothesis.
A) Test the predictive value of the hypothesis by comparing it to all known data from nature.
B) Ask all scientists doing research in the area the hypothesis concerns and confirm that the
hypothesis is based on a consensus of the opinions of those scientists.
C) Conduct experiments
D) Through comparative studies
24) A theory is:
A) a speculative statement
B) a statement of extremely high validity
C) the same as a hypothesis
D) the same as a fact
25) Darwin's explanation of evolution by natural selection is an example of a(n):
A) theory
B) hypothesis
C) empirical statement
D) experiment
26) That evolution has occurred is a(n):
A) theory
B) hypothesis
C) fact
D) experiment
27) Statements about the ways in which evolution occurs (the processes) are:
A) facts
B) theories
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