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ANTH 196 Final Practice Questions

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Which ONE of the following statements is TRUE:
A. Jean Baptiste de Lamark developed a theory of natural selection similar to Darwin's
B. Darwin was the first scientist to develop the theory of evolution
C. Both Linneaus and Darwin proposed theories of evolutionary change
D. Darwin used Mendel's principles of inheritance to support his theory of natural selection
E. Buffon suggested there was a dynamic relationship between organism and environment
E
Which ONE of the following statements is FALSE:
A. H. erectus are as tall as modern humans
B. H. erectus have thicker long-bones (i.e., bones of the arm/leg) than humans
C. H. erectus are more sexually dimorphic than modern humans
D. H. erectus have smaller posterior teeth (i.e., molars/premolars) than humans
E. H. erectus has a low forehead
D
The field of anthropology is
A. holistic, evolutionary, comparative
B. evolutionary, reductionistic, dogmatic
C. holistic, predictive, logical
D. comparative, quantitative, scientific
E. None of the above
A
Erasmus Darwin
A. was the grandchild of Charles Darwin
B. wrote out a theory of evolution in verse (i.e., in a poem-like format)
C. proposed an elaborate mechanism for evolutionary change
D. believed in creationism
E. all of the above
B
Both ________ and ________ proposed natural (not supernatural) mechanisms for evolution
A. Lyell...Wallace
B. Charles Darwin...Cuvier
C. Buffon...Erasmus Darwin
D. Wallace...Malthus
E. None of the above
E
Carolus Linneaus
A. first proposed the terms "genus" and "species"
B. first proposed the terms "class" and "order"
C. proposed the ecological species concept
D. lived at the same time as Charles Darwin
E. proposed the biological species concept
B
Lemurs are found in _______.
A. southern and eastern Africa
B. South America
C. southeast Asia and Madagascar
D. Madagascar
E. both the African continent and Madagascar
D
Charles Darwin
A. proposed the theory of sexual selection
B. had no interest in nature as a child
C. was born in France
D. only wrote one book in his life
E. none of the above
E
Anthropology consists of four subfields, they are:
A. biological, linguistic, political, ethnographical
B. physical, primatological, cultural, ethnological
C. cultural, archaeology, linguistic, political
D. primatological, biological, linguistic, cultural
E. None of the above
E (cultural, linguistic, archaeological, biological)
Deviation from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium at a genetic locus implies
A. Mendel's experimental results were incorrect.
B. The genetic locus is evolving.
C. No change in the allele frequency has occurred in the study population.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
B (check this one)
__________ is a subfield of biological anthropology.
A. Forensic anthropology
B. Urban anthropology
C. Linguistic anthropology
D. Comparative anthropology
E. None of the above
A
Heritability is defined as
A. the extent to which a genotype survives and reproduces
B. the extent to which offspring resemble their parents
C. the ability of a genotype to respond to natural selection
D. the ability of a gamete to resemble a genotype
E. none of the above
B
Fitness is defined as
A. a trait produced by natural selection for a particular function that ultimately leads to survivorship or reproduction
B. the degree to which heterozygous parents have heterozygous offspring
C. the extent to which offspring resemble their parents
D. the equilibrium produced when the population is not evolving
E. none of the above
A
Strepsirrhines
A. are found in Africa, Asia, and South America
B. have a tooth comb
C. consist of lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers
D. are characterized by post-orbital closure
E. all of the above
B
Traits that distinguish living nonhuman primates from all other mammals include
A. heterodonty
B. a mostly tropical distribution
C. consistent number of bones in fingers and toes
D. ovipary
E. the presence of a diaphragm å
B
The ocean floor and continents are positioned on major plates called
A. Intertidal plates
B. Subduction plates
C. Atmospheric plates
D. Lithospheric plates
E. Tropospheric plates
D
Traits that distinguish living nonhuman primates from other mammals include
A. Diphyodonty
B. Play behavior in juveniles
C. Dermatoglyphs or "finger prints"
D. sweat glands
E. mammary glands
C
Contest competition for food is
A. associated with strong, differentiated dominance relationships
B. found in Patas monkeys
C. never found to occur in primates species
D. associated with highly folivorous species
E. associated with species who eat abundant, undefendable foods, such as leaves
A
Tarsiers
A. can be grouped with lemurs and lorises to form "Anthropoids"
B. can be grouped with monkeys, apes, and humans to form "Strepsirhines"
C. have a tapetum lucidem
D. have a grooming claw
E. are diurnal
D
Prosimians differ from anthropoids because anthropoids
A. have a toothcomb
B. have postorbital closure
C. have nails instead of claws
D. are nocturnal
E. give birth to live young
B
Dominance
A. relationships are the outcome of a dispute over a contested resource
B. is the predictable relationship between individuals established via fighting or displays
C. results from individuals competing over valuable, defendable resources
D. results in "priority of access" to resources
E. all of the above
E
The extinction of competitors or an "adaptive breakthrough" can trigger
A. pleiotropy
B. disruptive selection
C. increased mutation rates
D. an adaptive radiation
E. an extinction event
D
The position of a species within its physical and biotic environment is called
A. its biological address
B. its adaptive peak
C. its ecological niche
D. its phenotypic characterization
E. sympatry
C
The hypothesis suggesting that the fossil record shows long periods of no change and new adaptive characters form "quickly" at speciation events is called
A. punctuated equilibrium
B. macroevolution
C. speciational jumping
D. gradualism
E. evolutionary colonization
A
Robust australopithecines
A. have molar teeth with thick enamel
B. do not have sagittal crests
C. are ancestral to gracile australopithecines
D. lacked sexual dimorphism in body mass
E. have very large anterior teeth
A
The genetic evidence for the evolution of modern humans
A. supports a complete replacement model in Asia.
B. supports a complete replacement model in Europe.
C. supports a regional continuity model in the Middle East.
D. supports partial replacement model in Europe.
E. does not provide any insight into different models of the evolution of modern humans.
D (check this)
All of the following are anatomical traits found in modern Homo sapiens except
A. vertical forehead region
B. curved fingers
C. small incisors
D. pyramid-shaped mastoid process
E. long limbs
B
Which species of hominid is characterized by shovel-shaped incisors
A. Homo neandertalensis
B. Homo habilis
C. Paranthropus bosei
D. Homo heidelbergensis
E. Homo erectus
E
The first australopithecine to be found in association with tools is
A. P. robustus
B. A. anamensis
C. A. garhi
D. A. africanus
E. P. bosei
C
All of the following traits are found in A. afarensis except
A. curved fingers
B. a U-shaped dental arcade
C. very little sexual dimorphism in body mass
D. facial prognathism
E. a footprint characterized by a "heel-strike" and "toe-off"
C (check this)
In order to get an absolute date for a particular fossil, paleoanthropologists would use
A. chronometric dating techniques
B. the law of superposition
C. stratigraphic principles
D. fluorine analysis
E. geo-magnetism
A
It is likely that the common ancestor of chimps and humans possessed some sort of ______ and ______.
A. hunting...language
B. tool-use...bipedalism
C. warfare...culture
D. language...warfare
E. bipedalism...culture
C
The diet of robust australopithecines mostly consisted of items such as
A. insects
B. flowers
C. fruit
D. hard objects such as nuts
E. meat and animal matter
D
Homo erectus is mostly associated with the following tool industry:
A. Achulean
B. Olduwan
C. Levallois
D. Mousterian
E. Chattelperonian
A
One condition for the evolution of reciprocal altruism is
A. Individuals interact on more than one occasion
B. Individuals never help anyone but themselves
C. Individuals must be kin (i.e. related)
D. Individuals sacrifice (i.e., kill) themselves to save unrelated individuals
E. None of the above
A
In a malaria-present environment, a heterozygote individual (genotype = AS) who carries one normal and one sickle cell allele is more likely to
A. have the same fitness as an AA genotype
B. have better survival relative to the AA and SS genotypes
C. die at the same rate as the SS genotype
D. have an offspring with the SS genotype
E. none of the above
B
The FOXP2 gene
A. makes proteins associated with vitamin D synthesis
B. is important for proper language function in humans
C. is a gene that is associated with the production of melanin
D. is associated with depression and alcoholism
E. is found only in chimpanzees, humans, and gorillas
B
Our body can adapt to cold environments over the short-term by
A. palpitation
B. psychoconstriction
C. vasopressin
D. vasodilation
E. vasoconstriction
E
Catastrophism is associated with which early scientific thinker
A. Cuvier
B. Wallace
C. Erasmus Darwin
D. John Ray
E. Lamarc
A
Professor Lawler is a ________.
A. Mammal
B. Primate
C. Hominoid
D. member of the genus Homo
E. All of the above
E
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