Exam (elaborations)
BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY EXAM SET REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
- Course
- Institution
BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY EXAM SET REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
[Show more]
Content preview
BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY EXAMSET REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Anthropology - Answer-the study of humankinds everywhere and throughout time.
Archaeology - Answer-The study of material remains, what a culture left behind,
PREHISTORY.
A,T,C,G - Answer-There are four DNA Bases known in biology commonly referred to as
________ There are found in the DNA of all living things.
Prehistory - Answer-the time before written records
The first evidence of human material remains. - Answer-Dates 2.5 million years ago
when humans first made stone tools.
Linguistic Anthropology - Answer-The study of how cultures use language. Learn how
language impacts culture, how language reveals information about culture, and how
cultures are related to each other.
Contact - Answer-Meeting people who are really different.
Cultural Anthropology - Answer-The study of Contemporary cultures. Discovering
"generalizations about human nature"
Ethnology - Answer-the comparative study of cultural differences and similarities
Ethnography - Answer-The study of a particular culture by means of direct involvement
called PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION
Participant Observation - Answer-Cultural anthropologists immerse themselves in a
culture for a period of a year or more, and produce an ethnography.
Physical Anthropology - Answer-The study of human physical remains, i.e. bones and
fossils. They reconstruct the evolutionary record of the human species. They are also
interested in investigating the range and cope of modern human variation. A Specialist
would be a PRIMATOLOGIST.
Primatologist - Answer-Specialist in the field of Physical Anthropology, studying living
primates to understand our closest living relatives.
, Evolutionary Theory - Answer-Science. And Science is fundamentally based on
observation of the natural world.
The most fundamental unifying force in biological science. - Answer-The theory of
Evolution
Copernicus and Galileo Galilee - Answer-Copernicus suggested that the sun did not
revolve around the earth and Galileo 86 years later confirmed Copernicus's
observations.
John Ray - Answer-Suggested that organisms could be distinguished from each other
by their ability to reproduce - a concept we call "species"
Carolus Linnaeus - Answer-developed a classification scheme based on the particular
physical traits that characterized a group and by including humans in this classification,
he was admitting that they were animals.
Georges Cuvier - Answer-developed a theory of CATASTROPHISM
Charles Lyell - Answer-developed the theory of UNIFORMITARIANISM
Thomas Malthus - Answer-Showed that the reproductive potential of humans greatly
exceeded the available food supply, so only some will survive.
Charles Darwin - Answer-wrote "On the Origin of Species" and proposed that evolution
worked through a process called Natural Selection.
Natural Selection - Answer-1. All species can produce offspring faster than food supply
2. All species have variations.
3 There is a struggle for existences: those with favorable variations will survive.
4. These favorable variations are passed on.
5 successful variations may lead to new species.
Similarities and differences among organisms represent biological relationships
resulting from their descent from previous organisms.
Modern Human variation - Answer-How and Why the physical traits of contemporary
human populations vary across the world.
Somatic Cells - Answer-The cells that make up most body tissue, such as bone, skin,
brain, heart, and almost all other parts of the human body with one exeption;
GAMETES.
Gametes - Answer-Sperm and ova (eggs).
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller biggdreamer. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $12.49. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
Can Stuvia be trusted?
4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)
82871 documents were sold in the last 30 days
Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now