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BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY EXAMGUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is anthropology? - Answer-~The study of humans
4 subfields of anthropology: - Answer-~Cultural anthropology
~Biological anthropology
~Linguistics
~Archaeology
What is CULTURAL anthropology? - Answer-~Studies how societies adapt to local
conditions using socially learned behavior
What is URBAN anthropology? - Answer-~Studies issues of the inner cities
What is MEDICAL anthropology? - Answer-~Studies the relationship between culture
and health
What is archaeology? - Answer-~The study of remains and artifacts from early cultures
to understand past human behaviors
What is LINGUISTIC anthropology? - Answer-~The study of language origins,
variations, and relationships among humans
~Tied with CULTURAL anthropology from the study of the human mind
What is BIOLOGICAL anthropology? - Answer-~The study of human biology and
behavior through evolution
What are the 3 major criteria of anthropology? - Answer-~Evolutionary
~Comparative
~Holistic
Define PRIMATE: - Answer-~A group of mammals comprising prosimians (e.g. lemurs),
monkeys, apes, and humans
Define SPECIES: - Answer-~A group of similarly looking organisms capable of
interbreeding
Define EVOLUTIONARY TREE: - Answer-~A diagram showing evolutionary
relationships among species or groups of species
Define HOMINID: - Answer-~A bipedal member of the evolutionary lineage leading to
modern humans.
~One LIVING hominid: HUMANS
, ~Many EXTINCT hominids
Define GENETICS: - Answer-~The study of inherited traits
~Tells us why certain people are similar / different
~Helps determine relationships
Define PALEOANTHROPOLOGY: - Answer-~The study of human origins using fossil
human ancestory
Define TRANSMISSION GENETICS: - Answer-~The study of how traits are passed
from parent to offspring
Define POPULATION GENETICS: - Answer-~The study of how genes are distributed
within an interbreeding group
Define HUMAN BIOLOGY: - Answer-~The study of human variation with respect to
evolution and physiology
Define PRIMATE PALEONTOLOGY: - Answer-~The study of primate origins using non-
human primate fossils
Define PRIMATOLOGY: - Answer-~The study of non-human primates in the wild
~Also called PRIMATE BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
Define FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY: - Answer-~The application of anthropological
techniques to solve unexplained deaths
Define RELIGION: - Answer-~Beliefs concerned with supernatural beings and forces
Define PHILOSOPHY: - Answer-~The search for understanding by mostly
SPECULATIVE or logical reasoning
~NO OBSERVATION
Define SCIENCE: - Answer-~The systematic search for understanding using empirical
OBSERVATION and testing
Science seeks a 1.________, 2._________, and 3._________ understanding of the
4.__________ world. - Answer-1. Rigorous
2. Systematic
3. Empirical
4. Material
Define RIGOROUS and SYSTEMATIC: - Answer-~To rely on standardized
methodology
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