Biol 400 midterm 1 Questions With Complete Solutions

How did hunter-gatherer people use biology? correct answer: They needed a working knowledge of animal biology and plant diversity for foraging purposes. What are three of the seven traits selected for in domesticated plants? correct answer: Seed size, non-shattering inflorescences, yield, dormancy period, self-pollination, toxic parts, gluten. How would a knowledge of biology be needed for domesticating plants and animals? correct answer: You would have to understand plant pollination and propagation and you would have to keep animals alive rather than hunt them and understand nutrition, breeding, behaviour and diseases. What were the three subdivisions of medicine in early civilizations? correct answer: Surgery, pharmacology, and religion. Who was Imhotep and what was his legacy? correct answer: He was a physician, architect, and polymath in early Egypt. He developed the first step pyramids and was worshipped by Egyptians after his death and may have been the inspiration for the Greek god Asclepius (Greek god of medicine and healing). What is the world's oldest medical treatise papyrus? What does it discuss? correct answer: The Edwin Smith papyrus. It discusses military injuries, shows some knowledge of anatomy, and speculates about physiology. How did the Ebers papyrus contribute to medicin