Question 1

When physical (phenotypic) traits consistently co-occur, we call that:

Accepted Answer

A)  concordance 
B)  nonconcordance 
C)  racial similarity 
D)  genetic overlap 
E)  parallel evolution 
A)  concordance 
B)  nonconcordance 
C)  racial similarity 
D)  genetic overlap 
E)  parallel evolution

Question 2

A map showing the distribution of various phenotypic traits as grading up and down (increasing and decreasing) over large regions is showing us:

Accepted Answer

A)  geographic clines. 
B)  races. 
C)  ethnic groups. 
D)  geographic clusters. 
E)  racial clines. 
A)  geographic clines. 
B)  races. 
C)  ethnic groups. 
D)  geographic clusters. 
E)  racial clines.

Question 3

All members of an 'ethnic group' or those with shared 'ethnicity' also share:

Accepted Answer

A)  membership in the same race. 
B)  a biological heritage. 
C)  national or regional origins, and culture. 
D)  a physical ancestral heritage . 
E)  the taste for spicy or bland foods. 
A)  membership in the same race. 
B)  a biological heritage. 
C)  national or regional origins, and culture. 
D)  a physical ancestral heritage . 
E)  the taste for spicy or bland foods.

Question 4

Which of the following is true in regard to the kind of phenotypic variation popularly associated with 'race'?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a wide range of within-race variation in traits such as skin color, eye shape, hair texture, and height. 
B)  There is no observable overlap in visually salient traits. 
C)  Skin color is categorically different (does not exist on a gradation) between races. 
D)  No healthy 'black' people are lighter-skinned than any 'white' people. 
E)  No healthy 'white' people are naturally darker-skinned than any 'black' people. 
A)  There is a wide range of within-race variation in traits such as skin color, eye shape, hair texture, and height. 
B)  There is no observable overlap in visually salient traits. 
C)  Skin color is categorically different (does not exist on a gradation) between races. 
D)  No healthy 'black' people are lighter-skinned than any 'white' people. 
E)  No healthy 'white' people are naturally darker-skinned than any 'black' people.

Question 5

The human traits that have most often been cited as indicators of 'race' are 'nonconcordant,' meaning that:

Accepted Answer

A)  they are phenotypic. 
B)  they always appear in particular groupings or patterns. 
C)  they do not co-appear in stable patterns within 'racial' populations. 
D)  they are expressions of multiple genes. 
E)  people do not agree which traits are associated with which races. 
A)  they are phenotypic. 
B)  they always appear in particular groupings or patterns. 
C)  they do not co-appear in stable patterns within 'racial' populations. 
D)  they are expressions of multiple genes. 
E)  people do not agree which traits are associated with which races.

Question 6

In the past, Neanderthals were usually written off as a 'nonhuman' or 'subhuman' species. What is one fact that (along with other evidence) indicates otherwise?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neanderthals left Africa before Homo sapiens. 
B)  Neanderthals developed robust features to adapt to colder climates. 
C)  Skeletal evidence suggests that Neanderthals had a much higher cranial capacity than modern humans. 
D)  Neanderthals buried symbolically important objects with their dead. 
E)  The Neanderthal genome is identical to the modern human genome. 
A)  Neanderthals left Africa before Homo sapiens. 
B)  Neanderthals developed robust features to adapt to colder climates. 
C)  Skeletal evidence suggests that Neanderthals had a much higher cranial capacity than modern humans. 
D)  Neanderthals buried symbolically important objects with their dead. 
E)  The Neanderthal genome is identical to the modern human genome.

Question 7

Where Vitamin D is NOT naturally present in the food supply and UVB exposure is low, which situation provides the best selective advantage?

Accepted Answer

A)  light skin 
B)  long robes that cover all exposed skin 
C)  dark sin 
D)  lactose tolerance 
E)  working indoors 
A)  light skin 
B)  long robes that cover all exposed skin 
C)  dark sin 
D)  lactose tolerance 
E)  working indoors

Question 8

The largest and most significant waves of Homo sapiens to migrate out of Africa came around:

Accepted Answer

A)  100,000 years ago. 
B)  60-50,000 years ago. 
C)  1 million years ago. 
D)  10,000 years ago. 
E)  75,000 years ago 
A)  100,000 years ago. 
B)  60-50,000 years ago. 
C)  1 million years ago. 
D)  10,000 years ago. 
E)  75,000 years ago

When physical (phenotypic) traits consistently co-occur, we call that:

A map showing the distribution of various phenotypic traits as grading up and down (increasing and decreasing) over large regions is showing us:

All members of an 'ethnic group' or those with shared 'ethnicity' also share:

Which of the following is true in regard to the kind of phenotypic variation popularly associated with 'race'?

The human traits that have most often been cited as indicators of 'race' are 'nonconcordant,' meaning that:

In the past, Neanderthals were usually written off as a 'nonhuman' or 'subhuman' species. What is one fact that (along with other evidence) indicates otherwise?

Where Vitamin D is NOT naturally present in the food supply and UVB exposure is low, which situation provides the best selective advantage?

The largest and most significant waves of Homo sapiens to migrate out of Africa came around:

Anthropology and Complexity

Genetic Adaptation

Developmental Adjustment and Epigenetic Change

Emergence of Culture and People Like Us

Foraging

Agricultural Revolution

Epidemics and Immunities

Political Economy of Health Disparities

Stress, Meaning, and Health

Culture in Practice

Body Ideals and Outcomes

Kinship

Conclusion

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Exam 5: Global Expansion, Human Variation, and the Invention of Race

When physical (phenotypic) traits consistently co-occur, we call that:

A map showing the distribution of various phenotypic traits as grading up and down (increasing and decreasing) over large regions is showing us:

All members of an 'ethnic group' or those with shared 'ethnicity' also share:

Which of the following is true in regard to the kind of phenotypic variation popularly associated with 'race'?

The human traits that have most often been cited as indicators of 'race' are 'nonconcordant,' meaning that:

In the past, Neanderthals were usually written off as a 'nonhuman' or 'subhuman' species. What is one fact that (along with other evidence) indicates otherwise?

Where Vitamin D is NOT naturally present in the food supply and UVB exposure is low, which situation provides the best selective advantage?

The largest and most significant waves of Homo sapiens to migrate out of Africa came around:

Anthropology and Complexity

Genetic Adaptation

Developmental Adjustment and Epigenetic Change

Emergence of Culture and People Like Us

Foraging

Agricultural Revolution

Epidemics and Immunities

Political Economy of Health Disparities

Stress, Meaning, and Health

Culture in Practice

Body Ideals and Outcomes

Kinship

Conclusion

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