Question 1

The ____________ is the ratio of sitting height to standing height.

Accepted Answer

A)   intermembral index
B)   body mass index
C)   cormic index
D)   cranial indexE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Melanin occurs in which of the following two forms?

Accepted Answer

A)   white and black
B)   black and brown
C)   brown and red
D)   red and whiteE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

The human brain reached its current size about ____________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)   100,000 to 200,000
B)   200,000 to 300,000
C)   300,000 to 400,000
D)   400,000 to 500,000E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Humans vary more than most similarly-sized mammals in size.
B)   Humans vary more than most similarly-sized mammals in body shape.
C)   Humans vary more than most similarly-sized mammals in genetic patterns.
D)   Human females follow the general pattern of subcutaneous fat for mammals.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 5

Describe how humans vary in external morphology. In your answer, be sure to give two examples of how humans vary in at least three specific morphological features such as size, shape, color, etc.

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Question 6

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Disease probably does not play an important role in human evolution.
B)   Some populations have higher allele frequencies for certain genetic disorders.
C)   Some populations may be more susceptible to some disorders than other populations.
D)   Through disease patterns, human cultural modification of the environment can alter the patterns and contexts of natural selection.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Elaborate on how the biocultural approach can explain patterns of variation in humans. Your answer should integrate at least three of the following terms: natural selection, gene flow, genetic drift, and genetic mutation.

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Question 8

The density and distribution of melanin causes

Accepted Answer

A)   different levels of light reflection in the skin.
B)   different levels of light absorption in the skin.
C)   Both A and B are correct.
D)   Neither A nor B is correct.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Although the amount of variation in current human body types may seem significant, it is

Accepted Answer

A)   small compared to the variation seen in the early hominins and the earlier members of the genus Homo.
B)   about equal to the variation seen in the early hominins and the earlier members of the genus Homo.
C)   small compared to the variation seen in the early hominins and about equal to the variation seen in the earlier members of the genus Homo.
D)   about equal to the variation seen in the early hominins and small compared to the variation seen in the earlier members of the genus Homo.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Compared to males, females have all of the following traits EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   fewer overall cranial muscle markings.
B)   a greater subpubic angle.
C)   a less vertical forehead.
D)   less pronounced browridges.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Modern techniques used to categorize human skulls can involve as many as ____ different measurements.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   30
C)   50
D)   100E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT true regarding balanced polymorphisms?

Accepted Answer

A)   Selection favors a heterozygotic state for a given locus.
B)   Both the recessive and the dominant alleles are maintained in a population.
C)   Only nondeleterious alleles in the homozygous state are maintained.
D)   Deleterious alleles in the homozygous state are maintained.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Explain how we know that there are no races, or biological subspecies, in modern humans. In your answer, be sure to compare/contrast scientific concepts of race and socially constructed concepts of race, and to use three of the following terms: subspecies, Fst, genetic data, craniometric data, skin reflectance, and patterns of disease.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

A distribution wherein biological traits vary in a specific pattern across geography is called a

Accepted Answer

A)   Fst.
B)   cline.
C)   geographical dimorphism.
D)   cormic distribution.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Differences in human skin "color are caused by

Accepted Answer

A)   the amount of carotene in the skin.
B)   the amount of Vitamin D in the skin.
C)   the amount of melanin in the skin.
D)   the distribution of melanin in the skin.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The way in which humans relate to the environment and other organisms within it is referred to as our

Accepted Answer

A)   adaptation capacity.
B)   niche.
C)   assimilation quotient.
D)   adaptation quotient.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Across the human genome, between ____________ of genetic variation is found within populations.

Accepted Answer

A)   73 and 97 percent
B)   81 and 92 percent
C)   83 and 97 percent
D)   78 and 92 percentE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

According to the text, human body size and shape are determined in large part by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   natural selection.
B)   culture.
C)   gene flow.
D)   nutrition.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

In environments where organisms are stressed by heat, mammals tend to have which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   decreased body mass relative to body surface area
B)   increased body mass and increased body surface area
C)   decreased body mass and increased body surface area
D)   increased body mass and decreased body surface areaE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Modern humans' average body mass varies by as much as

Accepted Answer

A)   40 percent.
B)   45 percent.
C)   50 percent.
D)   55 percent.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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