Intro to Anthropology - Exam 1 UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The relation between body weight and temperature is summarized in ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Bergmann's rule
Rights vested in religious and ethnic minorities and in indigenous societies are best described
as ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Cultural rights
A foundation of research in which people agree to take part only after being fully informed
about the research is called ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Informed consent
What is the name for an indigenous group's collective knowledge and its applications? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Intellectual property rights
W. F. Loomis was known for the study of ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- UV radiation
True of false: The idea of overinnovation is a reduction in absolute poverty, with more even
distribution of wealth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
The percentage of the world's population living in cities surpassed ______ percent for the
first time in 2008 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 50
What is the name for a mismatch of chromosomes resulting from rearrangement that can lead
to speciation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Chromosomal rearrangement
True or false: A systemic survey refers to the use of fossils to determine the age of an
archeological site - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
______ is the field that examines the sociocultural dimensions of economic development -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Development anthropology
,______ examines structure, function, and changes in DNA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Biochemical genetics
The idea of ______ focuses on morality beyond and superior to particular countries, cultures,
and religions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Human rights
True of false: A "cultural particular" is a trait of feature of culture that is not generalized or
widespread, rather, it is confined to a singe space, culture, or society - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- True
The analysis os DNA indicates that ______ percent of human genetic variation occurs within
so called "races" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 94
True or false: There are generally or ideally adaptive alleles and perfect phenotypes -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
True or false: A species is a group of unrelated organisms whose members cannot interbreed
to produce offspring that can live and reproduce - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
We refer to ______ as consisting of what people say they should do and what they say they
do - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ideal culture
______ refers to vitamin D deficiency marked by bone deformation - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Rickets
An example of something that has accompanied urban living and that could be classified as a
growing social concern is ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Crime and pollution
True or false: Most contemporary applied anthropologists see their work as closely connected
to the colonial enterprise - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
The comparative, bicultural study of disease, health problems, and health care systems is
______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Medical anthropology
, A condition of poor health perceived or felt by an individual is a ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Illness
A scientifically identified health threat caused by a known pathogen is a ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Disease
Beliefs, customs, and specialists concerned with preventing and curing illnesses is ______ -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Health care systems
A health care system based on scientific knowledge and procedures is ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Scientific medicine
______ in the eighteenth and nineteenth century raised doubts about creationism -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Fossil discoveries
One of the groups heavily involved in the case of Makah was ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Animal rights groups
The largest extinction occurred ______ million years ago - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 245
The approach known as ______ recognizes that individuals within a society or culture have
diverse motives and different degrees of power and influence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Practice theory
What is the name for an individual who diagnoses and treats illness (shaman)? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Curer
We refer to _____ as consisting of the actual behavior of people as observed by the
anthropologist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Real culture
True or false: The study of nutrition, growth and development through the measurement of
human body parts and dimensions is called primatology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The relation between body weight and temperature is summarized in ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Bergmann's rule
Rights vested in religious and ethnic minorities and in indigenous societies are best described
as ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Cultural rights
A foundation of research in which people agree to take part only after being fully informed
about the research is called ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Informed consent
What is the name for an indigenous group's collective knowledge and its applications? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Intellectual property rights
W. F. Loomis was known for the study of ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- UV radiation
True of false: The idea of overinnovation is a reduction in absolute poverty, with more even
distribution of wealth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
The percentage of the world's population living in cities surpassed ______ percent for the
first time in 2008 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 50
What is the name for a mismatch of chromosomes resulting from rearrangement that can lead
to speciation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Chromosomal rearrangement
True or false: A systemic survey refers to the use of fossils to determine the age of an
archeological site - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
______ is the field that examines the sociocultural dimensions of economic development -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Development anthropology
,______ examines structure, function, and changes in DNA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Biochemical genetics
The idea of ______ focuses on morality beyond and superior to particular countries, cultures,
and religions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Human rights
True of false: A "cultural particular" is a trait of feature of culture that is not generalized or
widespread, rather, it is confined to a singe space, culture, or society - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- True
The analysis os DNA indicates that ______ percent of human genetic variation occurs within
so called "races" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 94
True or false: There are generally or ideally adaptive alleles and perfect phenotypes -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
True or false: A species is a group of unrelated organisms whose members cannot interbreed
to produce offspring that can live and reproduce - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
We refer to ______ as consisting of what people say they should do and what they say they
do - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ideal culture
______ refers to vitamin D deficiency marked by bone deformation - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Rickets
An example of something that has accompanied urban living and that could be classified as a
growing social concern is ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Crime and pollution
True or false: Most contemporary applied anthropologists see their work as closely connected
to the colonial enterprise - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
The comparative, bicultural study of disease, health problems, and health care systems is
______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Medical anthropology
, A condition of poor health perceived or felt by an individual is a ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Illness
A scientifically identified health threat caused by a known pathogen is a ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Disease
Beliefs, customs, and specialists concerned with preventing and curing illnesses is ______ -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Health care systems
A health care system based on scientific knowledge and procedures is ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Scientific medicine
______ in the eighteenth and nineteenth century raised doubts about creationism -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Fossil discoveries
One of the groups heavily involved in the case of Makah was ______ - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Animal rights groups
The largest extinction occurred ______ million years ago - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 245
The approach known as ______ recognizes that individuals within a society or culture have
diverse motives and different degrees of power and influence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Practice theory
What is the name for an individual who diagnoses and treats illness (shaman)? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Curer
We refer to _____ as consisting of the actual behavior of people as observed by the
anthropologist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Real culture
True or false: The study of nutrition, growth and development through the measurement of
human body parts and dimensions is called primatology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
