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Module 2: Biological Anthropology ExamQuestions and Answers
Which of the following best defines biological anthropology? - Answers -the exploration
of human biological variation and their evolutionary past
Why is the term biological anthropology preferred over the term physical anthropology?
- Answers -The term physical anthropology became associated with scientific racism.
Which of the following is not considered a subfield of biological anthropology? -
Answers -cultural anthropology
What is the observable expression of physical traits called? - Answers -a phenotype
Mendelian inheritance explains some 5,000 human traits. Most genetic expressions,
however, are not the result of Mendelian heredity but rather are_______________. -
Answers -polygenic traits
What is the correct expression of the scientific name for the monarch butterfly? -
Answers -Danaus plexippus
Which of the following considers both physical and molecular evidence to formulate
hypotheses on the evolutionary relationship of species? - Answers -phylogenetics
How was the natural world viewed by most Europeans before the 19th century? -
Answers -as a static hierarchy that included God, angels, humans, and other life forms
What is French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck best known for? - Answers -the theory
of macroevolution
Darwin's theory of evolution has been __________________ by molecular and genetic
science - Answers -supported and strengthened
Which statement best describes the phrase "survival of the fittest"? - Answers -It is a
phrase that Herbert Spencer first used to promote social Darwinism
Which of these occurs when two populations of the same species become isolated from
one another due to a geographic barrier? - Answers -allopatric speciation
What are the two main primate groups? - Answers -Strepsirrhine and Haplorrhine
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