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
