Question 1

Some researchers believe that the concept of race as applied to humans is more of a social concept than a biological one.Explain this point of view.

Accepted Answer

The concept of race as applied to humans

Question 2

Describe the various attempts to scientifically describe human variation.

Accepted Answer

The scientific study of human variation

Question 3

The way in which "race" is defined has political consequences.Explain.

Accepted Answer

The definition of "race" has significant

Question 4

The lowest frequency of blood type B in Europe is found among populations in:

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A) western Russia 
B) Greece 
C) Great Britain 
D) northeastern Spain 
A) western Russia 
B) Greece 
C) Great Britain 
D) northeastern Spain

Question 5

A discontinuous distribution is one in which:

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A) a trait shows no gradation between populations 
B) the same frequency is found everywhere 
C) frequencies show a gradation 
D) little variation from north to south is found 
A) a trait shows no gradation between populations 
B) the same frequency is found everywhere 
C) frequencies show a gradation 
D) little variation from north to south is found

Question 6

Scientific classifications are:

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A) ends in themselves 
B) means of discovering relationships 
C) derived from empirical studies 
D) b and c 
E) all of the above 
A) ends in themselves 
B) means of discovering relationships 
C) derived from empirical studies 
D) b and c 
E) all of the above

Question 7

The difficulty in using skin color to categorize human groups is that:

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A) the precise genetic mechanisms of skin color are not known 
B) skin color can be strongly influenced by environmental and cultural factors 
C) skin color distribution is largely clinal 
D) all of the above 
A) the precise genetic mechanisms of skin color are not known 
B) skin color can be strongly influenced by environmental and cultural factors 
C) skin color distribution is largely clinal 
D) all of the above

Question 8

Human variation:

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A) can be clinal for some traits and discontinuous for others 
B) is such that populations similar for one trait will always be similar for all traits 
C) is not affected by migration 
D) all of the above 
A) can be clinal for some traits and discontinuous for others 
B) is such that populations similar for one trait will always be similar for all traits 
C) is not affected by migration 
D) all of the above

Question 9

All human share _____ percent of their genome.

Accepted Answer

A) 95 percent 
B) 97½ percent 
C) 98½ percent 
D) 99½ percent 
A) 95 percent 
B) 97½ percent 
C) 98½ percent 
D) 99½ percent

Question 10

Problems in the correlation of human fossils from the remote past to modern human variants include:

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A) gene flow between adjacent groups 
B) migrations 
C) that it contradicts the regional continuity model 
D) all of the above 
E) a and b 
A) gene flow between adjacent groups 
B) migrations 
C) that it contradicts the regional continuity model 
D) all of the above 
E) a and b

Question 11

Blood type B is rare or absent among the aboriginal populations of:

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A) North America 
B) India 
C) Japan 
D) Africa 
A) North America 
B) India 
C) Japan 
D) Africa

Question 12

The assertion that there are pure races is:

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A) true 
B) false 
C) no longer true today,but was probably true a hundred years ago 
D) still debated amongst anthropologists 
A) true 
B) false 
C) no longer true today,but was probably true a hundred years ago 
D) still debated amongst anthropologists

Question 13

The authors of the 1994 book The Bell Curve:

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A) came to the conclusion that race and intelligence are not correlated 
B) implied that race and intelligence are correlated 
C) totally rejected the idea of race 
D) a and c 
A) came to the conclusion that race and intelligence are not correlated 
B) implied that race and intelligence are correlated 
C) totally rejected the idea of race 
D) a and c

Question 14

Folk taxonomies:

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A) are classifications which are parts of specific cultural traditions 
B) differ from group to group 
C) do not necessarily correspond to biological reality 
D) all of the above 
A) are classifications which are parts of specific cultural traditions 
B) differ from group to group 
C) do not necessarily correspond to biological reality 
D) all of the above

Question 15

An anthropologist from Planet X finds that as he travels from east to west,the inhabitants of the planet become one inch taller for every 200 miles covered.Thus,the researcher has discovered a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) clinal distribution 
B) discontinuous distribution 
C) nonclinal distribution 
D) ontological distribution 
A) clinal distribution 
B) discontinuous distribution 
C) nonclinal distribution 
D) ontological distribution

Question 16

Jared Diamond's explanation for the development of colonial empires in Eurasia and not in Africa or South America is based on:

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A) the more extensive development of agriculture in Europe 
B) the greater availability of domesticatable plants and animals in Europe 
C) the East-West orientation of the European continent 
D) all of the above 
A) the more extensive development of agriculture in Europe 
B) the greater availability of domesticatable plants and animals in Europe 
C) the East-West orientation of the European continent 
D) all of the above

Question 17

Anthropologists have studied head shape for well over a century.A newly discovered population has extremely elongated heads.This probably means that:

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A) the population was isolated genetically and so evolved an unusually head shape 
B) the growth pattern of the head was influenced by unusual dietary patterns 
C) an unusual mutation occurred in this population for elongated heads 
D) elongation of the head may not be the result of any biological factor since some people artificially alter the shape of their heads 
A) the population was isolated genetically and so evolved an unusually head shape 
B) the growth pattern of the head was influenced by unusual dietary patterns 
C) an unusual mutation occurred in this population for elongated heads 
D) elongation of the head may not be the result of any biological factor since some people artificially alter the shape of their heads

Question 18

About what percent of allelic variation in human populations occurs within any given continental group?

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A) 93 percent 
B) 85 percent 
C) 67 percent 
D) 50 percent 
A) 93 percent 
B) 85 percent 
C) 67 percent 
D) 50 percent

Question 19

A genome is all of the:

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A) genes carried by a single gamete of a specific species 
B) genes carried by all of the members of a species 
C) recessive alleles found in a population 
D) dominant alleles found in a population 
A) genes carried by a single gamete of a specific species 
B) genes carried by all of the members of a species 
C) recessive alleles found in a population 
D) dominant alleles found in a population

Question 20

Social concepts of race:

Accepted Answer

A) do not usually correspond well or at all to biological facts 
B) are often tied into ideas of superiority and inferiority 
C) are often used to justify social stratification 
D) all of the above 
A) do not usually correspond well or at all to biological facts 
B) are often tied into ideas of superiority and inferiority 
C) are often used to justify social stratification 
D) all of the above

Some researchers believe that the concept of race as applied to humans is more of a social concept than a biological one.Explain this point of view.

Describe the various attempts to scientifically describe human variation.

The way in which "race" is defined has political consequences.Explain.

The lowest frequency of blood type B in Europe is found among populations in:

A discontinuous distribution is one in which:

Scientific classifications are:

The difficulty in using skin color to categorize human groups is that:

Human variation:

All human share _____ percent of their genome.

Problems in the correlation of human fossils from the remote past to modern human variants include:

Blood type B is rare or absent among the aboriginal populations of:

The assertion that there are pure races is:

The authors of the 1994 book The Bell Curve:

Folk taxonomies:

An anthropologist from Planet X finds that as he travels from east to west,the inhabitants of the planet become one inch taller for every 200 miles covered.Thus,the researcher has discovered a(n):

Jared Diamond's explanation for the development of colonial empires in Eurasia and not in Africa or South America is based on:

Anthropologists have studied head shape for well over a century.A newly discovered population has extremely elongated heads.This probably means that:

About what percent of allelic variation in human populations occurs within any given continental group?

A genome is all of the:

Social concepts of race:

Investigating the Nature of Humankind

The Study of Heredity

The Modern Study of Human Genetics

Population Genetics

Natural Selection and the Origin of Species

Peoples Place in Nature

The Living Primates

Comparative Studies: Anatomy and Genetics

Onhuman Primate Behavior

Human Behavior in Perspective

The Record of the Past

The Early Primate Fossil Record and the Origins of the Hominins

The Early Hominins

Early Species of the Genus Homo

The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

The Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens

The Modern World

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Exam 17: The Analysis of Human Variation

Some researchers believe that the concept of race as applied to humans is more of a social concept than a biological one.Explain this point of view.

Describe the various attempts to scientifically describe human variation.

The way in which "race" is defined has political consequences.Explain.

The lowest frequency of blood type B in Europe is found among populations in:

A discontinuous distribution is one in which:

Scientific classifications are:

The difficulty in using skin color to categorize human groups is that:

Human variation:

All human share _____ percent of their genome.

Problems in the correlation of human fossils from the remote past to modern human variants include:

Blood type B is rare or absent among the aboriginal populations of:

The assertion that there are pure races is:

The authors of the 1994 book The Bell Curve:

Folk taxonomies:

An anthropologist from Planet X finds that as he travels from east to west,the inhabitants of the planet become one inch taller for every 200 miles covered.Thus,the researcher has discovered a(n):

Jared Diamond's explanation for the development of colonial empires in Eurasia and not in Africa or South America is based on:

Anthropologists have studied head shape for well over a century.A newly discovered population has extremely elongated heads.This probably means that:

About what percent of allelic variation in human populations occurs within any given continental group?

A genome is all of the:

Social concepts of race:

Investigating the Nature of Humankind

The Study of Heredity

The Modern Study of Human Genetics

Population Genetics

Natural Selection and the Origin of Species

Peoples Place in Nature

The Living Primates

Comparative Studies: Anatomy and Genetics

Onhuman Primate Behavior

Human Behavior in Perspective

The Record of the Past

The Early Primate Fossil Record and the Origins of the Hominins

The Early Hominins

Early Species of the Genus Homo

The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

The Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens

The Modern World

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