ASM 246

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 = EXAM ONEAccording to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, what three conditions are necessary for natural selection to produce adaptations? - correct answer 1. The ability of a population to expand is infinite, but the ability of the environment to support population is always finite (Environment constrains population growth) 2. Organisms within populations vary, and this variation affects ability of organism to survive and reproduce ...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Exam 2 with answers1.Competition 2. Conflicts of Interest 3. Disease transmission - correct answer Living in social groups has both costs and benefits. (a) Give three costs of living in social groups (b) 1. Detection, 2. Dilution, 3. Deterrence. Protection from predators, defense of food, Services provided, Territorial defense ( - correct answer Give three different categories of benefits of living in social groups. (Hint: they don't all start with D...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Exam 2 fully solvedDo (or did) primates live in Northern Europe? - correct answer No, almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere Which species are in the Strepsirrhini? - correct answer Lemurs, lorises, galagos, aye-ayes Which other group are the apes most closely related to? - correct answer Cercopithecoidea (baboons, macaques, etc) Where do the lemurs live? - correct answer Madagascar What group do capuchin monkeys belong to? - correct a...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Exam 4 with answers Where did agriculture first start? - correct answer In the near east with wheat and barley around 10 kya How many times did agriculture independently arise? - correct answer Approx. 9-11 times independently, spread from other places frequently What is the name of the region in Syria and Iraq where early agriculture was practiced? - correct answer The fertile crescent Maize is a domesticated form of which plant? - correct ans...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 FINAL 1 well answeredanthropology - correct answer Which of the following can be defined as: "The study of the whole of the human condition; past, present and future; biology, science, language and culture." surveying - correct answer Which of the following describes the paleoanthropology practice of walking the landscape looking for fossils on the surface? Humans evolved from chimpanzees. - correct answer False Fossils are found where sedimen...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -Asm 246 Final ASU already passed The ____ is a bony ridge running front to back that protrudes out of the top of the skull in some Australopithecus species - correct answer Sagittal crest The Laetoli footprints are evidence that ___ was a biped - correct answer Australopithecus afarensis The majority of the Afar Triangle is located in which of the following countries - correct answer Ethiopia Karst topography characterizes fossil sites of ___Africa - c...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Final Exam PrepTrue or false? Although it has a smaller birth canal and more flaring blades, Lucy's pelvis is more similar to a human pelvis than to a chimpanzee pelvis. - correct answer true When Professor Johanson and his team were working in Ethiopia in the 1970's, they discovered the remains of Lucy at which of the following sites in the Afar Triangle? a. Allia Bay b. Olduvai Gorge c. Hadar d. Laetoli - correct answer Hadar Hadar was prim...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Final Exam well answeredTrue or False: Lucy's skeleton has both ape and humanlike characteristics. - correct answer True True or false? Although it has a smaller birth canal and more flaring blades, Lucy's pelvis is more similar to a human pelvis than it is to a chimpanzee pelvis. - correct answer True When Professor Johanson and his team were working in Ethiopia in the 1970s, they discovered the remains of Lucy at which of the following fossil s...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 Final ReviewExplain why Darwin's three postulates explain natural selection and adaptation. - correct answer 1. The ability of a population to expand is infinite, but the ability of any environment to support populations is always finite. 2. Organisms within populations vary, and this variation affects the ability of individuals to survive and reproduce. 3. This variation is transmitted from parents to offspring. As discussed in lecture, animals ra...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246: Final Study Guide verified already passedThe first Australopithecus afarensis fossil found at Hadar was which of the following? - correct answer a knee joint The Australopithecus afarensis fossil known as "Lucy" is which of the following? - correct answer 3.2 million years old The hominid footprints at Laetoli preserve evidence of which of the following? - correct answer A human like foot adapted to bipedalism An imprint of the brain case, su...