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Exam 1 Biological Anthropology (Multiple Choice Questions) Complete Answers
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Exam 1 Biological Anthropology(Multiple Choice Questions) Complete
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Fitness, in an evolutionary sense, refers to an individual's: - Answer-reproductive
success
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium assumes: - Answer-No gene flow, mutation, genetic drift, or
natural selection
The clinical decrease in type B blood from East Asia to Western Europe is probably the
result of: - Answer-gene flow
Science is considered self-correcting because: - Answer-all the above (theories can be
modified or replaced subject to new findings; hypotheses are built on meticulous
observation; hypothesis-testing can result in rejection of previous hypotheses)
Traits which are similar in form in two species due to common ancestry are: - Answer-
homologies
Race is a _______ construct. - Answer-cultural
Which of the following upset the use of literal interpretations of the Bible as the
documented history of the world? - Answer-All the above (Copernicus' notion that the
earth revolved around the sun; the findings of geologists such as Lyell; the finding of
Neanderthal skull)
Natural selection acts on ________ causing evolutionary change at the _________
level - Answer-Individuals/population
Variation according to Darwin - Answer-is always present in the population
Darwin's finches are good examples of: - Answer-All the above (natural selection; local
adaptation to geographic conditions; adaptive radiation)
The idea that long period of stasis are followed by short periods of rapid evolutionary
change is called - Answer-punctuated equilibrium
The sickle cell allele, a genetic lethal, is found in high frequency in some areas because
- Answer-in heterozygous form, sickle cell confers an immunity to malaria
According to what you have learned in this class, evolution - Answer-all the above (is
change in allele frequencies in a population; has no goal; is driven by natural selection)
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