midterm

In the first generation of fruit flies, 72% have red eyes and 38% have black eyes. In the next generation, the number of red eyes in the fruit fly population went to 65%. The above is an example of...

microevolution

In lecture, I mentioned the various reasons as to why some deleterious (negative) traits stay in a population. Of the 5 examples listed, which would be the best fit for the following statement: "Some researchers have proposed that the relatively high frequency in European populations of the allele causing cystic fibrosis is a historical holdover from a time when cholera was more rampant in these populations. It is proposed that carrying the cystic fibrosis allele provided some resistance to cholera and so increased in frequency in earlier European populations. Now that these developed nations are no longer threatened by cholera and the selective environment has changed, natural selection may be slowly weeding the cystic fibrosis allele out of those populations."

not "They may be maintained by gene flow" professor's hint: see the last slide in the human variation lecture (notes!)

Ethologists typically study animals...

not "all of the above"

According to anthropologists, aging is...

not "biological" professor's hint: Aging is all-encompassing, as expressed in lecture.

Humans have evolved to display significantly larger brains. This is an example of this pattern/type of natural selection.

not stabilizing

The basic unit of DNA (and RNA) is a molecule entitled a...

nucleotide

The prehensile tail is found in...

platyrhines

Below, in this picture, this human and chimpanzee hand have an opposable _________.

pollex

This stage of growth and development includes the juvenile period.

postnatal

This is a distinct characteristic found in most primates.

sociality

All lemurs are found native to Madagascar.

true

Grooming is an important affiliative (socially cohesive) behavior amongst nonhuman primates.

true

In most cases in nature, females will be choosier with mate selection because the cost of fertility is greater for females over males.

true

It is an agreeable assumption that at least one of the Australopithecines gave rise to the genus Homo.

true

Natural Selection operates on the phenotype of an organism.

true

Osteoporosis is often due to age.

true

This is the assumption that the natural processes operating today are the same as those operating in the present.

Uniformitarianism

In RNA, this base replaces Thymine in DNA.

Uracil

Most primates rely on this sense more than others.

Vision

Old world monkeys, apes, and humans have this dental formula.

2.1.2.3

In science, a "theory" is often considered....

All of the above

This is one of the four fields of anthropology.

All of the above

These are organic molecules combined in a specific sequence by the ribosomes to form a protein.

Amino Acids

This is defined as a "local population of organisms that have similar genetic material, interbreed, and produce offspring."

Deme

All mutations are caused by something in the environment.

False

Behavioral science is not a TRUE science.

False

Darwin's family, unlike Wallace's originated from a working class background.

False

During protein synthesis, mRNA attaches free-floating bases to the exposed, unpaired RNA nitrogen bases.

False

In a scientific experiment, the hypothesis is always supported by the results.

False

In science, a theory is equal to a hypothesis.

False

Only humans use tools to hunt.

False

This early anthropologist, of Jewish descent, was particularly focused on explaining human variation from an evidence-based perspective rather than a racial or ethnocentric one.

Franz Boas

This early zoologist devoted considerable effort to learning the anatomy, or structural makeup, of many kinds of animals

Georges Cuvier

In your text, this French naturalist was the first to propose the notion of inherited characteristics. Ultimately, his overall concept was incorrect, but important for our understanding of the progression of Darwin's theory at a later time.

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

A kangaroo is an example of this type of mammal...

Marsupial

This important organelle, outside the nucleus, that includes its own, independent, DNA.

Mitochondria

In DNA, this is a complementary base to Cytosine

None of the above

In the ABO blood system, this phenotype is considered recessive.

O

This is the only trait that unites all extinct and current living primates.

Petrosal bulla

As stated in "On the Origin of Species", there are three primary observations. This is one of the three...

Population growth and food supply

These are two classes of bases in DNA.

Purines and Pyrimidines

This primate (pictured) belongs in this clade (suborder):

Strepsirhine

All nonhuman primates are quadrapeds.

True

Humans are primates.

True

Qualitative methods can include focus groups and interviews.

True

Translocations are rare instances that occur during meiosis.

True

Amongst some primates, it is clear that tool use is...

all of the above

Mutations...

all of the above

Sickle-cell anemia, in its relationship to malaria, is best inherited...

all of the above

This is the greatest threat to all nonhuman primates.

all of the above

If I wanted to study the influence that aggressive behavior has on male chimpanzee reproductive success, you may be focused on this type of genetics.

behavioral

When using the comparative perspective to study nonhuman animals, we examine one species while...

comparing it to others that are related to the one we are studying

In the prenatal stage, there are three trimesters. The _____ is highly susceptible to damage from harmful agents.

embryo

In lecture and text, when a human group shares a language and culture, this is known as _________.

ethnicity

Most nonhuman primates live in monogamous pairs.

false

The observation that Polar bears have shorter arms than Grizzly bears is an example of Bergmann's rule.

false

This effect, which is one form of genetic drift, suggests that a small group of a large parent population will pass on genetic material to the next generation.

founder

This is the rate of growth per year, and tends to be fastest in infancy.

growth velocity

Most nonhuman primates depend on this diet.

herbivorous

According to your text, race...

is a recent invention