UMN ANTH 1001 Final Review Questions with Complete Solutions

Which of the following individuals and their proposed methods were pivotal in recognizing the antiquity of our planet? Hutton's Uniformitarianism principle Darwin's theory of evolution includes 5 distinct theories. Which of the following is NOT one of them? Evolution occurs through protein synthethis T of F? Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection was published before Gregor Mendel's work on genetics and inheritence became well-known. True Lamarck's evolutionary theory of argued characteristics argued that: An organism passes on to its offspring traits that were acquired throughout it's lifetime Evolution is BEST defined as a change in ___________ in a population over time. Allele frequencies Morphological evidence, such as common bone structures of the forearm in humans, whales, and lizards illustrates which of Darwin's theories of evolution? All organisms share a common ancestry According to the Biological Species Concept, a species can be described as: A group of individuals that interbreed in nature T or F: Masked booby parents allow siblicide to occur. A researcher concludes that this is favorable and moral behavior becuase it occurs in nature. This is an example of the naturalistic fallacy. True Why do masked booby parents allow siblicide Natural selection favors parents who allow siblicide over those that do not because natural selection works on reproduction success optimized over the lifetime of the individual rather than maximized in the short term Within a few thousand generations, wolves were transformed into a variety of dogs; this transformation was due to: hidden variation T or F: Postcrainial anatomy refers to the anatomy of the cranium False Which of the following is a function of the bones in your body? All of the above are functions of bone