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Archaeology 232 Final Exam What method have archaeologists used to calculate the relative abundance and number of animals represented at a site? NISP and MNI What is NISP and what is it good for? Number of Identified Specimens- counts the number of whole and fragmented bone pieces to determine the number of individuals present in assemblage What is MNI and what is it good for? Minimum Number of Identified Individuals- shows the minimum number of animals in a skeletal assemblage and is us...

Intro to Marine Science Questions and Answers Already Graded A What produces oxygen in the ocean? Plankton What is the world's largest source of protein from? The Ocean What percent of our population live within 60 kilometers of our oceans? 70% What percent of our surface planet is made by the oceans? 71% What water transports to the poles? Warm water from the equator What water transports to the equator? Cold water from the poles What is archaeology? The study of human history and pre-hi...

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PADI Wreck Diving Exam Questions Correctly Answered 2024. What are four common reasons people wreck dive? - correct answer 1) Curiosity and Adventure 2) History 3) Aquatic Life 4) Photography What are two reasons artifact recovery is discouraged and not covered in this section of the PADI Wreck Diver course? - correct answer 1) Once a popular wreck has been stripped of artifacts, it's a much less interesting dive site for other divers. 2) You need to leave wrecks with historical signifi...

ANTH 105 WVU Final Study Guide Questions and Answers well Illustrated. What is culture? - correct answer. Learned, socially acquired traditions of thought and behavior found in human society What is cultural relativism? - correct answer. Studying another culture from its point of view without imposing our own cultural values What is "context" in archaeology and why is it so important? - correct answer. the position of an archaeological find in time and space, ...

Chapter 01 - What is Anthropology? Multiple Choice Questions 1. What is anthropology? A. the art of ethnography B. the study of long-term physiological adaptation C. the study of the stages of social evolution D. the humanistic investigation of myths in nonindustrial societies E. the exploration of human diversity in time and space Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Topic: Human diversity 2. A holistic and comparative perspective A. makes general anthropology superior to sociocultural a...

Archaeology 232 Final Exam What method have archaeologists used to calculate the relative abundance and number of animals represented at a site? NISP and MNI What is NISP and what is it good for? Number of Identified Specimens- counts the number of whole and fragmented bone pieces to determine the number of individuals present in assemblage What is MNI and what is it good for? Minimum Number of Identified Individuals- shows the minimum number of animals in a skeletal assemblage and is us...

CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY? MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. What is anthropology? A. the art of ethnography B. the study of long-term physiological adaptation C. the study of the stages of social evolution D. the humanistic investigation of myths in nonindustrial societies E. the study of humans around the world and through time Answer: E Learning Objective: Understand what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic and comparative study of humanity. Topic: Defining ...

Genetics final exam prep, (Answered) With Complete Verified Solutions 1. Place the steps of generating a gene - knockout mouse in order from the dis- ruption of the target gene to generat- ing homozygous knockouts. Suppose in 1. Disrupt target gene by insert- ing neo+ and link tk+ to disrupted gene 2. transfer disrupted gene into one experiment, the stem cells used are stem cells from a black mouse from a black coated mouse, and the earl3y. allow recombination with mouse embryo ...

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY TEST 2023 what type of anthropologists explore any and all aspects of living human culture-from war and violence to love, sexuality, and child rearing- and look at the meanings that people from all over the world place on these things? - Answer-cultural anthropologists Audrey Richards conducted a detailed ethnography of the coming-of-age rituals of the Bemba, and is often credited with opening the door to the study of health and nutrition among women and children....