ANTH-1210 final (questions with verified
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Human evolution
a.is not subject to the same factors that have produced other species
b.has been the result of cultural factors alone
c.is subject to the same forces that have acted upon other organisms
d.has not been influenced by cultural factors
e.is solely the result of cultural factors - correct answer ✔✔c.is subject to the
same forces that have acted upon other organisms
What is type AB blood an example of?
a.codominance
b.recessiveness
c.blending
d.dominance
e.polygenic inheritance - correct answer ✔✔a.codominance
In formulating his theory of natural selection, Darwin did not
a.recognize the importance of biological variation within a population
b.wonder if he had enough supportive data
c.claim that favorable variations would tend to be destroyed, unfavorable ones be
preserved.
d.appreciate the fact that population size is limited by availability of food
, e.apply his knowledge of domesticated species to undomesticated ones - correct
answer ✔✔c.claim that favorable variations would tend to be destroyed,
unfavorable ones be preserved.
Hypoxia
a.is not a concern for humans
b.occurs at higher altitudes because the atmosphere contains less oxygen than at
sea level
c.exerts no stress on humans
d.is the reduced availability of oxygen
e.is a problem for people living at sea level - correct answer ✔✔d.is the reduced
availability of oxygen
Structural similarities shared by species that are acquired by descent from a
common ancestor are
a.analogies
b.acquired
c.uncommon
d.homologies
e.uninformative of evolutionary relationships - correct answer ✔✔d.homologies
The primate emphasis on the visual sense is reflected all of the following except
a.the reduction in the size of structures related to the sense of smell
b.the presence of color vision in most species
c.lack of color vision in most species
answers) already passed
Human evolution
a.is not subject to the same factors that have produced other species
b.has been the result of cultural factors alone
c.is subject to the same forces that have acted upon other organisms
d.has not been influenced by cultural factors
e.is solely the result of cultural factors - correct answer ✔✔c.is subject to the
same forces that have acted upon other organisms
What is type AB blood an example of?
a.codominance
b.recessiveness
c.blending
d.dominance
e.polygenic inheritance - correct answer ✔✔a.codominance
In formulating his theory of natural selection, Darwin did not
a.recognize the importance of biological variation within a population
b.wonder if he had enough supportive data
c.claim that favorable variations would tend to be destroyed, unfavorable ones be
preserved.
d.appreciate the fact that population size is limited by availability of food
, e.apply his knowledge of domesticated species to undomesticated ones - correct
answer ✔✔c.claim that favorable variations would tend to be destroyed,
unfavorable ones be preserved.
Hypoxia
a.is not a concern for humans
b.occurs at higher altitudes because the atmosphere contains less oxygen than at
sea level
c.exerts no stress on humans
d.is the reduced availability of oxygen
e.is a problem for people living at sea level - correct answer ✔✔d.is the reduced
availability of oxygen
Structural similarities shared by species that are acquired by descent from a
common ancestor are
a.analogies
b.acquired
c.uncommon
d.homologies
e.uninformative of evolutionary relationships - correct answer ✔✔d.homologies
The primate emphasis on the visual sense is reflected all of the following except
a.the reduction in the size of structures related to the sense of smell
b.the presence of color vision in most species
c.lack of color vision in most species
