Test bank for the human species an introduction to biological anthropology 9th edition by relethford

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1 Which of the following is not a characteristic of anthropology?

It is concerned with both biology and culture

It is holistic

It is concerned with human variation, evolution, and adaptation

→ It focuses only on prehistoric societies

Multiple Choice Question

2 One difference between anthropology and many other social sciences, such as sociology, is that anthropology is concerned

with human _ as well as human behavior

political systems economic systems warfare

3 Culture, as used by an anthropologist, refers to

instinctual behavior

→ shared learned behavior

behavior imposed by law

the arts and literature enjoyed by "high society."

4 _ refers to the successful interaction between a population and its environment

Variation

Holism The biocultural approach Multiple Choice Question

5 Which of the following is not a subfield of anthropology?

Biological anthropology

Cultural anthropology

→ Geographic anthropology

Archaeology

6 The subfield of anthropology that deals with the study of prehistoric and historic human cultures is

biological anthropology

cultural anthropology

linguistic anthropology

7 A primary tool of cultural anthropology is

genetic analysis

→ the comparative method

the analysis of prehistoric artifacts

comparative anatomy

8 Biological anthropologists study

the fossil record for human evolution

the behavior of monkeys and apes

the genetics of living human populations

→ All of the above

9 You often hear arguments about whether evolution is a "fact" or a "theory." Which is it?

Fact

Theory

Neither

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10 In science, an explanation of observed facts is known as a

theory

scenario

guess

11 In the natural sciences, a set of hypotheses that has been repeatedly tested and not rejected is referred to as a

fact

testable hypothesis

model

12 Which of the following combinations of scientist/hypothesis is correct?

Cuvier/adaptive radiation Darwin/catastrophism Lamarck/natural selection

13 Linnaeus' formal description of living organisms is an example of

the formulation of a testable hypothesis

→ a taxonomic classification

a scientific theory

a biocultural approach

14 Prior to the development of evolutionary thinking, the dominant view of biological variation focused on

→ an unchanging natural world

similarities between apes and humans

mutation as the only evolutionary force

genetic versus environmental influences on intelligence

15 Catastrophism attempted to explain the fossil record in terms of

→ natural catastrophes in an area, followed by organisms moving into the area from elsewhere

a series of catastrophes brought about by a creator

extinction as the only evolutionary mechanism

the failure of some organisms to survive in a changing environment

16 The hypothesis of acquired characteristics stated that

→ organisms changed during their lifetime, and would then pass these changes on to their offspring

natural selection could not operate in all cases

individual organisms have total control over their ability to survive and reproduce

evolutionary changes developed in one species could be passed on to another species

17 believed that the environment affected the future evolution of organisms through differences in the use and

disuse of body parts

Darwin Cuvier Malthus

18 Early views on the age of the earth, based on biblical interpretation, suggested that the earth was several of

years old

hundreds

millions billions Multiple Choice Question

19 The idea of uniformitarianism in geology was developed by

Darwin and Wallace

→ Hutton and Lyell

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Cuvier and Lamarck.

Plato and Aristotle

20 The idea that physical processes that operate in today's world also operated in the past is known as

catastrophism

natural selection

→ uniformitarianism

intelligent design

21 Darwin's development of natural selection was influenced by the writings of the economist Thomas Malthus, who noted

that

species change as their environment changes

there is a great deal of variation in nature

→ many organisms will not survive to adulthood

economic competition is analogous to "survival of the fittest."

22 Darwin was not the only person to develop the idea of natural selection Who was the other person?

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Thomas Huxley

→ Alfred Russel Wallace

Georges Cuvier

23 Who wrote On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, the classic work providing the foundation for the

development of modern evolutionary thought?

Georges Cuvier

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Thomas Malthus

24 The study of evolution of the peppered moth provides an excellent example of

extinction

acquired characteristics

→ natural selection

migration

25 The peppered moth in England changed in color from almost all being light-colored to almost all being dark-colored This

change was related to a changing environment, specifically

→ industrial pollution

the climate was becoming colder

the climate was becoming hotter

intensive logging of the forests

26 Long-term studies of finch populations have shown that average beak size changes over generations in response to a

changing environment This is an excellent example of

extinction

→ natural selection

migration

27 Evidence for evolution consists of

the fossil record

comparative anatomy

comparative genetics

→ All of the above

28 The "Scopes Monkey Trial" was about

→ teaching evolution in public schools

teaching creationism in public schools

teaching evolution in private schools

teaching creationism in private schools

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29 The claims of "creation science" and "intelligent design" are invalid from a scientific standpoint because

→ they propose hypotheses that cannot be tested

they violate separation of church and state

there is a scientific conspiracy against creationists

All of the above

30 From a legal perspective, the claims of "creation science" and "intelligent design" are flawed because

they propose hypotheses that cannot be tested

→ they violate separation of church and state

they have not been voted on by all citizens in a public referendum

they are state laws, and such laws must be passed at the Federal level

31 The idea that the evidence for evolution and the evolutionary process can be viewed as evidence of God's work is known

as

catastrophism

→ theistic evolution

natural selection

32 Some of those who disagree with evolutionary theory claim that some biological structures are too complex to have

evolved naturally, a view known as

→ intelligent design creationism

biblical creationism

theistic evolution

dianetics

33 Why was the great antiquity of the earth so critical to Darwin's evolutionary ideas?

Explanation:

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34 Malthus' work was critical to Darwin's development of the theory of natural selection Summarize briefly the findings of

Malthus' work and how it relates to the theory of natural selection

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35 What are the differences and similarities of creation science and intelligent design creationism, and how do they stand up

as actual science?

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