Question 1

Which of the following may NOT be labeled a type of human biology?

Accepted Answer

A)  nutritional anthropology 
B)  biomedical anthropology 
C)  molecular anthropology 
D)  forensic anthropology 
A)  nutritional anthropology 
B)  biomedical anthropology 
C)  molecular anthropology 
D)  forensic anthropology D

Question 2

Today, biological anthropologists tend to focus their work in remote regions of the globe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

__________ seeks to understand the genetic differences and similarities between humans and non-human primates.

Accepted Answer

A)  Molecular anthropology 
B)  Primatology 
C)  Anthropometry 
D)  none of these 
A)  Molecular anthropology 
B)  Primatology 
C)  Anthropometry 
D)  none of these A

Question 4

Anthropology is unique is its __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  focus on biology 
B)  focus on race and disease 
C)  cultural and biological perspective 
D)  social focus 
A)  focus on biology 
B)  focus on race and disease 
C)  cultural and biological perspective 
D)  social focus

Question 5

Which of the following is most likely to be conducted by a cultural anthropologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  a study of gorilla behavior 
B)  a comparison of wedding rituals 
C)  a study of ancient artifacts 
D)  an analysis of hominin fossils 
A)  a study of gorilla behavior 
B)  a comparison of wedding rituals 
C)  a study of ancient artifacts 
D)  an analysis of hominin fossils

Question 6

The biological anthropologist most likely to be investigating at a crime scene is a(n) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  human biologist 
B)  molecular anthropologist 
C)  forensic anthropologist 
D)  osteologist 
A)  human biologist 
B)  molecular anthropologist 
C)  forensic anthropologist 
D)  osteologist

Question 7

You would contact a paleopathologist if the skeleton you just found __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  seemed to have recently suffered from a blow to the head 
B)  may have signs of infectious disease 
C)  may be that of an extinct hominin 
D)  may be that of a non-human primate 
A)  seemed to have recently suffered from a blow to the head 
B)  may have signs of infectious disease 
C)  may be that of an extinct hominin 
D)  may be that of a non-human primate

Question 8

may use their expertise in human variation in body form to help ascertain the ethnic affinities of skeletons.

Accepted Answer

A)  Osteologists 
B)  Nutritional anthropologists 
C)  Molecular anthropologists 
D)  Archaeologists 
A)  Osteologists 
B)  Nutritional anthropologists 
C)  Molecular anthropologists 
D)  Archaeologists

Question 9

Why is language so important to anthropologists? Describe the various research areas for linguistic anthropologists.

Accepted Answer

Language is incredibly important to anth

Question 10

Forensic anthropologists study __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the bones of ancient primates 
B)  ancient hominins 
C)  the identification of skeletal remains and the means by which individuals have died 
D)  how cultural practices influence the spread of infectious diseases 
A)  the bones of ancient primates 
B)  ancient hominins 
C)  the identification of skeletal remains and the means by which individuals have died 
D)  how cultural practices influence the spread of infectious diseases

Question 11

Because the bones of the body develop along with other tissues such as muscles and tendons, it is necessary to study the interrelationship of the skeleton and its surrounding tissue. This study is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  paleopathology 
B)  forensic anthropology 
C)  human biology 
D)  skeletal biology 
A)  paleopathology 
B)  forensic anthropology 
C)  human biology 
D)  skeletal biology

Question 12

Which of the following could be defined as an effort to understand the workings of another culture by comparing it to the culture of the investigator?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural resource preservation 
B)  ethnography 
C)  sociology 
D)  linguistic anthropology 
A)  cultural resource preservation 
B)  ethnography 
C)  sociology 
D)  linguistic anthropology

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a subfield of anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological anthropology 
B)  linguistic anthropology 
C)  biocultural anthropology 
D)  archaeology 
A)  biological anthropology 
B)  linguistic anthropology 
C)  biocultural anthropology 
D)  archaeology

Question 14

The pace of discovery of new fossil hominins has accelerated. The text states that this may be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  regional political changes 
B)  the better training excavators are receiving 
C)  better pay for paleoanthropologists 
D)  all of these 
A)  regional political changes 
B)  the better training excavators are receiving 
C)  better pay for paleoanthropologists 
D)  all of these

Question 15

Culture can be defined as the sum total of of a group of people.

Accepted Answer

A)  learned traditions 
B)  genetically inherited behaviors 
C)  universal taboos 
D)  biological traits 
A)  learned traditions 
B)  genetically inherited behaviors 
C)  universal taboos 
D)  biological traits

Question 16

Which of the following typifies the work of an osteologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  a scientist who studies the relationship of culture, medicine, and evolution 
B)  a researcher livening amongst Lowland Gorillas 
C)  a scientist piecing together tiny fragments of a skeleton 
D)  a scientist researching the cultures of living peoples 
A)  a scientist who studies the relationship of culture, medicine, and evolution 
B)  a researcher livening amongst Lowland Gorillas 
C)  a scientist piecing together tiny fragments of a skeleton 
D)  a scientist researching the cultures of living peoples

Question 17

Biology produced culture, but culture does not influence biology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When was physical anthropology established as an academic discipline?

Accepted Answer

A)  the second half of the nineteenth century 
B)  the mid twentieth century 
C)  the first half of the eighteenth century 
D)  the late twentieth century 
A)  the second half of the nineteenth century 
B)  the mid twentieth century 
C)  the first half of the eighteenth century 
D)  the late twentieth century

Question 19

Biological anthropologists employ a unifying set of biological principles to discuss how our species came to be the way it is today. This set of principles is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  biological anthropology 
B)  forensics 
C)  ethnography 
D)  evolution 
A)  biological anthropology 
B)  forensics 
C)  ethnography 
D)  evolution

Question 20

Cultural anthropology is the study of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  human societies in a cross-cultural perspective 
B)  the form and function of language 
C)  cultures that did not leave any recorded written history 
D)  how people used to live 
A)  human societies in a cross-cultural perspective 
B)  the form and function of language 
C)  cultures that did not leave any recorded written history 
D)  how people used to live

Which of the following may NOT be labeled a type of human biology?

Today, biological anthropologists tend to focus their work in remote regions of the globe.

__________ seeks to understand the genetic differences and similarities between humans and non-human primates.

Anthropology is unique is its __________.

Which of the following is most likely to be conducted by a cultural anthropologist?

The biological anthropologist most likely to be investigating at a crime scene is a(n) __________.

You would contact a paleopathologist if the skeleton you just found __________.

may use their expertise in human variation in body form to help ascertain the ethnic affinities of skeletons.

Why is language so important to anthropologists? Describe the various research areas for linguistic anthropologists.

Forensic anthropologists study __________.

Because the bones of the body develop along with other tissues such as muscles and tendons, it is necessary to study the interrelationship of the skeleton and its surrounding tissue. This study is known as __________.

Which of the following could be defined as an effort to understand the workings of another culture by comparing it to the culture of the investigator?

Which of the following is NOT a subfield of anthropology?

The pace of discovery of new fossil hominins has accelerated. The text states that this may be attributed to

Culture can be defined as the sum total of of a group of people.

Which of the following typifies the work of an osteologist?

Biology produced culture, but culture does not influence biology.

When was physical anthropology established as an academic discipline?

Biological anthropologists employ a unifying set of biological principles to discuss how our species came to be the way it is today. This set of principles is known as __________.

Cultural anthropology is the study of __________.

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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Exam 1: Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Which of the following may NOT be labeled a type of human biology?

Today, biological anthropologists tend to focus their work in remote regions of the globe.

__________ seeks to understand the genetic differences and similarities between humans and non-human primates.

Anthropology is unique is its __________.

Which of the following is most likely to be conducted by a cultural anthropologist?

The biological anthropologist most likely to be investigating at a crime scene is a(n) __________.

You would contact a paleopathologist if the skeleton you just found __________.

may use their expertise in human variation in body form to help ascertain the ethnic affinities of skeletons.

Why is language so important to anthropologists? Describe the various research areas for linguistic anthropologists.

Forensic anthropologists study __________.

Because the bones of the body develop along with other tissues such as muscles and tendons, it is necessary to study the interrelationship of the skeleton and its surrounding tissue. This study is known as __________.

Which of the following could be defined as an effort to understand the workings of another culture by comparing it to the culture of the investigator?

Which of the following is NOT a subfield of anthropology?

The pace of discovery of new fossil hominins has accelerated. The text states that this may be attributed to

Culture can be defined as the sum total of of a group of people.

Which of the following typifies the work of an osteologist?

Biology produced culture, but culture does not influence biology.

When was physical anthropology established as an academic discipline?

Biological anthropologists employ a unifying set of biological principles to discuss how our species came to be the way it is today. This set of principles is known as __________.

Cultural anthropology is the study of __________.

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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