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Biological Anthropology Chapters 1-4 Questions And Answers Biocultural Approach Humans are a result of a combination of inherited (biological) traits and cultural (learned) traits. Anthropology Focuses on broad, comparative (holistic) approach Biological/Physical Anthropology The study of hum...

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Biological Anthropology Chapters 1-4
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Biocultural Approach Humans are a result of a combination of inherited (biological) traits

and cultural (learned) traits.




Anthropology Focuses on broad, comparative (holistic) approach




Biological/Physical Anthropology The study of human biological evolution and bio-

cultural variation.




Biological/Physical Anthropology Key Concepts - All humans are a product of their

evolutionary history

- All humans are a product of their individual life history




Six Steps to Humanness Bipedalism, Non-honing chewing, Material cultural and tools,

Speech, Hunting, Domestication, Brain Size and Intelligence




The Scientific Method Science: A question driven evidence based understanding of the

natural world.

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Hypothesis: A testable statement that could potentially explain specific phenomena observed in

the natural world




Scientific Method Charles Darwin Consider Charles Darwin as an example of the

scientific method at work.

Origin of Bipedalism: Darwin's hypothesis: Environmental change, Freed hands for tool use




Origin of Bipedalism How do we know if Darwin in is right or wrong?


- Data

- Fossils reveal upright walking evolved in forest habitats.

- Stone tool use




How did the theory of evolution come to be? Aristotle, Greek




What was Darwins contribution to the theory of evolution? He was wrong with a lot of

things, but right with the information that he had




Darwin and the HMS Beagle -5 year voyage around the world

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- Collected samples of plants, animals, fossils, and rocks.

- Observed that finches were adapted for specific environments.




Darwins Main Idea of Natural Selection/Evolution Animals came from south america and

into the Galapagos islands. He collected many samples.




Blending Inheritance is when you take one color of paint and another color and make 3

colors. This same idea can be used with genetics. This re-enforced everything Darwin came up

with but he didn't have genetics at his him. Finches were the best example,. they share some

genetic sets.

*Nature takes what is already there and modifies it*




Why did different species live on different islands? Natural selection, certain traits such as

beak differences.




Common Ancestry Adaptive Radiation




Darwins Finches Are considered good examples of natural selection (descent with

modification) All finches were descendants from an original mainland ancestor.

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