Anthropology 101 Review Questions
Course Introduction
Anthropology 101 introduces students to the systematic study of humanity across time and space. The course explores the four major subfields of anthropology: cultural anthropology, archaeology, biological (physical) anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. Through examining diverse cultures, past and present societies, human evolution, language, and adaptation, students gain insight into the complexities of human behavior and social organization. Emphasis is placed on understanding cultural relativism, ethnographic methods, and the application of anthropological knowledge in a globalized world. This foundational course equips learners with critical thinking skills and a deeper appreciation of human diversity.
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Essentials of Physical Anthropology Discovering Our Origins 2nd Edition by Clark Spencer Larsen
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Chapter 1: What Is Physical Anthropology?
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Q1) The scientific method
A)relies on making hunches about the natural world.
B)involves empirical data collection and hypothesis testing.
C)is used to support preconceived notions or theories.
D)seeks to establish the absolute scientific truth.
Answer: B
Q2) Your professor passes around a skull and tells you that you can tell this individual lived after hominids began making and using tools for food processing.How can you tell?
A)striations on the teeth
B)pitting in the mandible
C)presence of a chin
D)a nonhoning canine
Answer: D
Q3) Physical anthropology
A)consists of primatology and linguistics.
B)is the study of human antiquities.
C)relies on the scientific method.
D)all of the above.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory
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Q1) The individual genotypes in a breeding population, taken as a whole, are the A)gene pool.
B)DNA.
C)genome.
D)polygene.
Answer: A
Q2) Mendel's plant hybridization experiments demonstrated that
A)inherited traits from each parent blended together in the offspring.
B)DNA was the molecule carrying the genetic code.
C)peas were a poor choice for understanding basic hereditary principles.
D)traits inherited from each parent remained distinct in the offspring.
Answer: D
Q3) Darwin observed that adaptations
A)resulted from supernatural forces.
B)did not vary among Galápagos finches living in different habitats.
C)were physical traits that enhanced survival and reproduction.
D)were peripheral to evolutionary change.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing
Variation
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Q1) The presence of a recessive allele
A)can always be determined from the phenotype.
B)is usually masked in the phenotype.
C)is expressed in the phenotype alongside a dominant allele.
D)none of the above.
Answer: B
Q2) DNA replication takes place
A)prior to cell division.
B)only during the production of new gametes.
C)only during meiosis.
D)only during mitosis.
Answer: A
Q3) An individual that is homozygous at the locus that determines ABO blood type may have any of the following except
A)type AB blood.
B)type O blood.
C)type A blood.
D)type B blood.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics
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Q1) Population geneticists refer to a reproductive population as a(n)
A)allelic pool.
B)deme.
C)micropopulation.
D)macropopulation.
Q2) The absence of the A and B alleles in Native American populations is a result of A)natural selection.
B)gene flow.
C)founder effect.
D)mutation.
Q3) While conducting research with a small population in South America you note that an overwhelming majority of individuals exhibit signs of a specific genetic abnormality.This is most likely the result of A)natural selection.
B)founder effect.
C)extinction.
D)gene flow.
Q4) Explain how the founder effect can lead to a descendant population that differs greatly from its parent population over a relatively short period of time.
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Chapter 5: Biology in the Present: Living People
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Q1) The strength and mass of bone
A)do not affect the tendency to fracture.
B)are entirely genetically determined.
C)vary with an individual's level of physical activity.
D)none of the above.
Q2) Is race a valid, biologically meaningful concept? Why or why not?
Q3) When epiphyses fuse to the diaphyses,
A)long bone growth is slowed.
B)full adult height is attained.
C)the adolescent growth spurt begins.
D)the fusion is largely determined by the environment.
Q4) Relative to people with a history of living in temperate climates, the Inuit and other cold-adapted populations
A)have lower basal metabolic rate.
B)consume more carbohydrates.
C)reduce peripheral body temperatures to maintain core temperatures.
D)none of the above.
Q5) Discuss the problems and consequences of undernutrition and overnutrition around the world.
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Chapter 6: Biology in the Present:
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Q1) In your primate anatomy lab you are shown the mandible (lower jaw bone) of a species of primate.While looking at the teeth, you notice a large space between the canine and first premolar.In your lab book you note
A)that this is likely the lower jaw of a human due to the potential presence of a canine-premolar honing complex.
B)that this may be a species of Old World monkey or ape, as the space in the teeth of the mandible suggests the presence of a canine-premolar honing complex.
C)that this is likely the lower jaw of a human, given the presence of a nonhoning chewing complex.
D)that this may be a species of Old World monkey or ape, as the space in the teeth suggests the presence of a nonhoning chewing complex.
Q2) Colobine primates
A)are mostly frugivorous.
B)are usually terrestrial.
C)have specialized digestive anatomy for eating leaves.
D)are referred to as "cheek pouch" monkeys.
Q3) Discuss anatomical characteristics that relate to primates' arboreal adaptation.
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Chapter 7: Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture
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Q1) Orangutans are an example of which residence pattern?
A)monogamous
B)polygynous
C)polyandrous
D)solitary
Q2) Describe the range of primate residence patterns.Relate social grouping to food and reproduction.
Q3) The higher the rank of a female primate, the
A)lower her access to resources and the lower the survival rate of her offspring.
B)lower her access to resources and the greater the survival rate of her offspring.
C)greater her access to resources, which results in lower birth rates.
D)greater her access to resources, which results in higher birth rates.
Q4) Jane Goodall was the first to document A)the use of stick tools by chimpanzees.
B)predatory behavior of chimpanzees.
C)the enduring nature of the mother-offspring bond in chimpanzees. D)all of the above.
Q5) Why are primates social?
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Chapter 8: Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature
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Q1) How has the "molecular clock" aided paleontologists in testing theories about the timing of significant evolutionary events?
Q2) The "supercontinent" that existed about 200 mya, from which the modern continents ultimately emerged, is called A)Eurasia.
B)Afronesia.
C)Australasia.
D)Pangaea.
Q3) Why is the fossil record important to the study of evolution? What are the limitations of the fossil record?
Q4) The significant drying up of the Mediterranean Basin at the end of the Oligocene epoch was probably due to A)an intense period of global warming.
B)the African Plate rotating away from the Eurasian Plate.
C)the appearance of huge ice sheets in Antarctica.
D)the formation of the Alps.
Q5) How might living organisms' evolution have been affected by the movement of landmasses over time (plate tectonics)?
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Chapter 9: Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years
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Q1) Based on genetic analysis of living primates calibrated by the fossil record, it is estimated that apes and Old World monkeys diverged into separate lineages around A)5 mya.
B)10 mya.
C)15 mya.
D)25 mya.
Q2) During the Miocene epoch of the Cenozoic era, there was an adaptive radiation of which kind of primate?
A)prosimians
B)monkeys
C)apes
D)humans
Q3) Approximately when did the African tectonic plate contact the Eurasian plate, allowing early African apes to migrate throughout the Old World?
A)5 mya
B)12 mya
C)17 mya
D)28 mya
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Chapter 10: Early Hominid Origins and Evolution: the Roots of Humanity
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Q1) The earliest australopithecines first show up in the fossil record more than A)1 mya.
B)2 mya.
C)500,000 years ago.
D)4 mya.
Q2) Which hominid has the largest molar teeth?
A)Kenyanthropus platyops
B)Australopithecus afarensis
C)Sahelanthropus tchadensis
D)Australopithecus boisei
Q3) In examining the bones of AL-288 ("Lucy"), which trait would you not expect to find?
A)a brain the size of a chimp's
B)long, curved finger bones and toe bones
C)long legs
D)large molar teeth (as compared to a modern human's)
Q4) Geologically speaking, why is East Africa's Great Rift Valley such an important region for conducting paleoanthropological research?
Q5) Name and briefly describe five key traits of modern humans that the living great apes do not display.
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Chapter 11: The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo
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Q1) Homo erectus fossils date to A)3-1 mya.
B)2.5 mya-500,000 yBP.
C)1.8 mya-300,000 yBP.
D)1.2 mya-800,000 yBP.
Q2) Relative to earlier hominids, Homo erectus is marked by A)a large increase in body size.
B)decreased cranial capacity.
C)both a and b
D)none of the above.
Q3) Characterize the fossil evidence of Homo habilis, and describe the anatomical and behavioral characteristics of Homo habilis that pave the way for Homo sapiens' evolution.
Q4) Physical anthropologists estimate that, on average, Homo erectus
A)was more than 70% taller than Homo habilis.
B)was similar in size to australopithecines.
C)was tall, with males about 5'9" and females about 5'3".
D)none of the above.
Q5) Discuss the fossil and archaeological evidence for the varying importance of scavenging and hunting among Homo habilis and Homo erectus.
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Chapter 12: The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People
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Q1) The first nonmodern human fossil to be discovered and recognized as such was the A)Taung Baby from South Africa.
B)Homo erectus skull from Java.
C)Neandertal skull from Germany.
D)Cro-Magnon skull from France.
Q2) Stress markers in the teeth that reflect growth disruption due to poor diets or to poor health are called ________ .
A)Harris lines
B)porotic hyperostosis
C)hypoplasia
D)cribraorbitalia
Q3) Some archaic Homo sapiens specimens resemble Homo erectus in having A)employed finely made blade technology.
B)a well-defined chin.
C)cranial capacity in excess of 1,400 cc.
D)a long, low cranial shape.
Q4) To test hypotheses regarding modern human origins, it is important to clearly define what we mean by "modern human." What anatomical features are typically used to contrast modern humans' physical appearance with that of similar hominids?
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Chapter 13: Our Last 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, and Biology
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Q1) The type of iron found in some foods that provides all the amino acids humans require in their diet is
A)heme iron.
B)nonheme iron.
C)flat iron.
D)raw iron.
Q2) Research conducted by Richard Lee found that hunter-gatherers showed great variation in workload and leisure time.Prior to this research, hunting and foraging was thought to be physically and temporally demanding.Lee's findings are
A)evidence of the importance of the scientific method.
B)evidence of the importance of hypothesis testing.
C)evidence of the usefulness of observations and hypothesis generation.
D)all of the above.
Q3) Which of the following is true of human biological evolution?
A)With modern Homo sapiens' appearance in the late Pleistocene, human biological evolution basically stopped.
B)It has been a linear process taking only 2 million years.
C)Humans are still evolving today.
D)Human evolution can be stopped at any time using cultural means.
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