Anthropology Terms 12/10/2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Anthropology | the study of humans synthesized from a variety of fields of study |
| Physical Anthropology | The study of human biological characteristics and their evolution |
| Cultural Anthropology | The study of human learned behaviors and their evolution |
| Theory of Evolution | Living things gradually change resulting in the diversity of life |
| Scarcity | Living things compete for limited resources |
| Survival of the Fittest | The best adapted to an environment survive |
| Natural Selection | Those best adapted (based on genetic mutation) mature to breed and pass on their survival advantage |
| New Species | Survival characteristics acquired through natural selection prevent mating with other species (caused by isolation) |
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