ANTH 105 Final

Which of the following is NOT an example of polytypic variation? A. Earlobe attachment B. Skin color C. Cardiovascular systems D. Eye color

A. Earlobe Attachment

Race in the United States of America is all EXCEPT _____________. A. biological. B. a social construction C. based on the Great Chain of Being. D. has biological effects.

A. biological.

When deciding whether a trait is an adaptation or not, we consider all of the following EXCEPT: A. whether it affects an individual phenotype B. whether it improves reproductive success C. whether it improves survival D. whether it involves the environment

A. whether it affects an individual phenotype

The birthplace of humanity is

Africa

Which is true of implicit racial bias? A. It is deliberate and done consciously. B. It is often unintentional. C. It can only affect African American individuals. D. It is taught extensively in medical school curriculum.

B. It is often unintentional.

Which of the following best describes conduction? A. UV solar radiation from the sun. B. Warming up a rock that you are sitting on. C. Shivering when you come out of the shower. D. Heat transfer between a cup and water.

B. Warming up a rock that you are sitting on.

Which of the following is NOT an example of trying to maintain physiological homeostasis? A. Putting on clothes in the winter B. Sweating after a workout C. Dancing when your favorite song comes on the radio D. Feeling thirsty

C. Dancing when your favorite song comes on the radio

Which of the following is NOT an example of a form of homeostasis? A. heart rate B. Thermoregulation C. radiation D. blood pressure

C. radiation

The first scientific classification of human races was proposed by ____________________.

Carolus Linnaeus

The Army Mental Tests have been criticized for which reason? A. They measured familiarity with the English language. B. They measured familiarity with U.S culture. C. They measured familiarity with written language (literacy). D. All of the above were criticisms.

D. All of the above were criticisms.

What was the proposed solution to the "problem" of biologically inferior people in the United States? A. Institutionalization for those with low IQ B. Forced sterilization for those with low IQ C. Financial incentives for those with high IQ D. All of the above were proposed "solutions."

D. All of the above were proposed "solutions."

What domain of racism can affect an African-American when they see a medical professional? A. Cultural racism B. Structural Racism C. Individual-level discrimination D. All of them can be at play during an appointment with a medical professional.

D. All of them can be at play during an appointment with a medical professional.

Food deserts in the United States differentially affect ___________, which results in differences in how and what they eat. A. African American populations B. Latinx populations C. those at or below the poverty level D. all of the above

D. all of the above

Nutritional requirements for humans include all the following except ________. A. fats B. iodine C. water D. fiber

D. fiber

What is the health effect of structural racism, cultural racism, and/or individual-level discrimination? A. Elevated stress hormone levels B. Poor sleep C. Elevated cholesterol levels D. Elevated obesity E. Increased depression and/or anxiety F. ALL OF THESE.

F. ALL OF THESE.

________________________ takes into account both biology and environment when studying human differences.

Interactionism

Which U.S. city was featured in the video "In Sickness and in Wealth" from Unnatural Causes (the video you watched for class work 5)?

Louisville

Human skin pigmentation is an adaptation for _____________.

UV Radiation

Humans vary __________.

at the group, individual, and population levels

____________ is the heat transfer between solid objects in direct contact.

conduction

Humans may cope with the environment through __________.

cultural and biological adaptations

The science of selective breeding for humans in order to improve the quality of the human gene pool and of human societies is known as _____________.

eugenics

T/F: Adaptations can only be cultural.

false

The ability for an organism to maintain internal physiological functions within a normal range in spite of disruptions is called ___________.

homeostasis

In regions of high altitude, ______________ is the main form of stress.

lack of oxygen

Adaptations are __________.

phenotypic traits that increase an organism's reproductive success

Anything that causes disruptions to an organism's normal homeostatic functioning is called __________.

stress

Anything that causes potentially injurious changes to an organism's homeostasis is called ____________.

stress

T/F: The intensity of the stress, or the measure of how far from homeostasis a stress causes - is called strain.

true

The Heat-Balance Equation should equal ____ when the organism is in homeostasis.

zero