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Biological Anthropology Chapters 1-4Exam Questions and Answers
What iiis iiphysical ii(biological) iianthropology? ii- iiAnswers ii-The iistudy iiof iievolution iiand
iivariation iiin iihumans
What iiis iianthropology? ii- iiAnswers ii-The iistudy iiof iihumankind, iiviewed iifrom iithe
iiperspective iiof iiall iipeople iiand iitimes.
What iiare iithe iifour iibranches iiof iianthropology? ii- iiAnswers ii-Cultural, iiArchaeology,
iiphysical, iilinguistic
Franz iiBoas ii- iiAnswers ii--American iianthropology iipioneer
-Trained iiinfluential iianthropologists iisuch iias iiMargaret iiMead iiand iiRuth iiBenedict.
- iiEmphasized iithe iiimportance iiof iiscientific iimethod
- iiLinguistic iiAnthropology
Sub-disciplines iiof iiPhysical iiAnthropology ii- iiAnswers ii--Primate iibiology iiand iibehavior
-Osteology iiand iiSkeletal iiBiology; iiForensic iiAnthropology
-Paleoanthropology
-Human iivariation iiand iiadaption ii
-Human iigrowth iiand iidevelopment ii& iinutrition ii
-Genetics
Biocultural iiApproach ii- iiAnswers ii-Humans iiare iia iiresult iiof iia iicombination iiof iiinherited
ii(biological) iitraits iiand iicultural ii(learned) iitraits.
Anthropology ii- iiAnswers ii-Focuses iion iibroad, iicomparative ii(holistic) iiapproach
Biological/Physical iiAnthropology ii- iiAnswers ii-The iistudy iiof iihuman iibiological
iievolution iiand iibio-cultural iivariation.
Biological/Physical iiAnthropology iiKey iiConcepts ii- iiAnswers ii-- iiAll iihumans iiare iia
iiproduct iiof iitheir iievolutionary iihistory
- iiAll iihumans iiare iia iiproduct iiof iitheir iiindividual iilife iihistory
Six iiSteps iito iiHumanness ii- iiAnswers ii-Bipedalism, iiNon-honing iichewing, iiMaterial
iicultural iiand iitools, iiSpeech, iiHunting, iiDomestication, iiBrain iiSize iiand iiIntelligence
The iiScientific iiMethod ii- iiAnswers ii-Science: iiA iiquestion iidriven iievidence iibased
iiunderstanding iiof iithe iinatural iiworld.
, Hypothesis: iiA iitestable iistatement iithat iicould iipotentially iiexplain iispecific iiphenomena
iiobserved iiin iithe iinatural iiworld
Scientific iiMethod iiCharles iiDarwin ii- iiAnswers ii-Consider iiCharles iiDarwin iias iian
iiexample iiof iithe iiscientific iimethod iiat iiwork. ii
Origin iiof iiBipedalism: iiDarwin's iihypothesis: iiEnvironmental iichange, iiFreed iihands iifor
iitool iiuse
Origin iiof iiBipedalism ii- iiAnswers ii-How iido iiwe iiknow iiif iiDarwin iiin iiis iiright iior iiwrong? ii
- iiData
- iiFossils iireveal iiupright iiwalking iievolved iiin iiforest iihabitats.
- iiStone iitool iiuse
How iidid iithe iitheory iiof iievolution iicome iito iibe? ii- iiAnswers ii-Aristotle, iiGreek
What iiwas iiDarwins iicontribution iito iithe iitheory iiof iievolution? ii- iiAnswers ii-He iiwas
iiwrong iiwith iia iilot iiof iithings, iibut iiright iiwith iithe iiinformation iithat iihe iihad
Darwin iiand iithe iiHMS iiBeagle ii- iiAnswers ii--5 iiyear iivoyage iiaround iithe iiworld
- iiCollected iisamples iiof iiplants, iianimals, iifossils, iiand iirocks. ii
- iiObserved iithat iifinches iiwere iiadapted iifor iispecific iienvironments.
Darwins iiMain iiIdea iiof iiNatural iiSelection/Evolution ii- iiAnswers ii-Animals iicame iifrom
iisouth iiamerica iiand iiinto iithe iiGalapagos iiislands. iiHe iicollected iimany iisamples.
Blending iiInheritance ii- iiAnswers ii-is iiwhen iiyou iitake iione iicolor iiof iipaint iiand iianother
iicolor iiand iimake ii3 iicolors. iiThis iisame iiidea iican iibe iiused iiwith iigenetics. iiThis iire-
enforced iieverything iiDarwin iicame iiup iiwith iibut iihe iididn't iihave iigenetics iiat iihis iihim.
iiFinches iiwere iithe iibest iiexample,. iithey iishare iisome iigenetic iisets. ii
*Nature iitakes iiwhat iiis iialready iithere iiand iimodifies iiit*
Why iidid iidifferent iispecies iilive iion iidifferent iiislands? ii- iiAnswers ii-Natural iiselection,
iicertain iitraits iisuch iias iibeak iidifferences.
Common iiAncestry ii- iiAnswers ii-Adaptive iiRadiation
Darwins iiFinches ii- iiAnswers ii-Are iiconsidered iigood iiexamples iiof iinatural iiselection
ii(descent iiwith iimodification) iiAll iifinches iiwere iidescendants iifrom iian iioriginal iimainland
iiancestor. ii
The iivariety iitoday iiwas iias iiresponse iito iidifferent iiisland iihabitats, iiresources, iiand
iidietary iipreferences.
Before iiDarwin ii- iiAnswers ii-Darwin iirelied iiheavily iion iifive iiscientific iidisiplines iiof iihis
iitime:
- iiGeology: iiStudy iiof iiEarth
-Paleontology ii: iiStudy iiof iifossils ii
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