Question 1

In Brazil

Accepted Answer

A)   no person can change their racial category, one is black or white
B)   there are only people with dark skin and no racial categories
C)   skin color is highly variable and can change as a person acquires money.
D)   the racial category of a person is not effected by socioeconomic status. C

Question 2

Before 1950 there were no biological anthropologists who questioned the biological existence of race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

A ________ shows that people with dark skin absorb more light that people with light skin.

Accepted Answer

skin reflectometer

Question 4

Skin color is not an either/or trait but varies continuously both within and between populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Homo sapiens is a polymorphic and polytypic species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The biocultural approach to the study of human biological diversity

Accepted Answer

A)   combines the biological and cultural aspects of the race concept.
B)   is less useful in explaining human biological diversity than old-fashion typologies.
C)   uses culture to override biology to explain human biological diversity.
D)   shows that racial traits are static rather than dynamic adaptations.

Question 7

Polytypic variation refers to

Accepted Answer

A)   biological variation within a population
B)   biological variation that is not used to classify people
C)   biological variation that is not associated with geography
D)   biological variation between populations

Question 8

Among those anthropologists who accept the biological validity of race, there is agreement on the number of human races.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One problem when discussing race is that there is often confusion between race and cultural differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Among those anthropologists who accept the biological existence of race there is agreement that

Accepted Answer

A)   skin color is a good marker of biological race.
B)   The ABO blood group should be used in classifying races.
C)   races can be identified by their geographical area.
D)   any or all of these

Question 11

Anthropologists have

Accepted Answer

A)   found that there are about 5 different human races.
B)   argued that there are only 3 different human races.
C)   found that there are about 50 different human races.
D)   been unable to agree on the number of human races because of the nature of human biological diversity.

Question 12

Beginning in the 1940s _________ was an anthropologist who argued that there is no biological support for racial classifications of humans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Beginning in the 1940s _________ was an...

Question 13

A normal distribution is also called a ________

Accepted Answer

The answer of A normal distribution is also called a...

Question 14

Most biological diversity among humans is the result of the action of ___________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Most biological diversity among humans is the...

Question 15

Lacking biological support for the notion of human races, race is a ________ construction.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lacking biological support for the notion of...

Question 16

A classification using two traits such as skin color and the ABO blood group will result in a finding that the two traits

Accepted Answer

A)   lack the same world-wide distribution.
B)   prove the existence of races because they vary together.
C)   have the same geographic distribution.
D)   are not polytypic.

Question 17

Polymorphic variation is

Accepted Answer

A)   biological differences between human populations.
B)   biological differences within a population.
C)   biological differences between the right and left side of a body.
D)   biological differences resulting from emigration.

Exam 1: Race and Biological Diversity in Humans

In Brazil

Before 1950 there were no biological anthropologists who questioned the biological existence of race.

A ________ shows that people with dark skin absorb more light that people with light skin.

Skin color is not an either/or trait but varies continuously both within and between populations.

Homo sapiens is a polymorphic and polytypic species.

The biocultural approach to the study of human biological diversity

Polytypic variation refers to

Among those anthropologists who accept the biological validity of race, there is agreement on the number of human races.

One problem when discussing race is that there is often confusion between race and cultural differences.

Among those anthropologists who accept the biological existence of race there is agreement that

Anthropologists have

Beginning in the 1940s _________ was an anthropologist who argued that there is no biological support for racial classifications of humans.

A normal distribution is also called a ________

Most biological diversity among humans is the result of the action of ___________

Lacking biological support for the notion of human races, race is a ________ construction.

A classification using two traits such as skin color and the ABO blood group will result in a finding that the two traits

Polymorphic variation is