Physical Anthropology 12th Edition
By Philip Stein, Bruce Rowe And Brian Pierson
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, CHAPTER 1: Investigating The Nature Of Humankind
CHAPTER 2: The Study Of Heredity
CHAPTER 3: The Modern Study Of Human Genetics
CHAPTER 4: Population Genetics
CHAPTER 5: Natural Selection And The Origin Of Species
CHAPTER 6: People's Place In Nature
CHAPTER 7: The Living Primates
CHAPTER 8: Comparative Studies: Anatomy And Genetics
CHAPTER 9: Nonhuman Primate Behavior
CHAPTER 10: Human Behavior In Perspective
CHAPTER 11: The Record Of The Past
CHAPTER 12: The Early Primate Fossil Record And The Origins Of The Hominins
CHAPTER 13: The Early Hominins
CHAPTER 14: Early Species Of The Genus Homo
CHAPTER 15: The Evolution Of Homo Sapiens
CHAPTER 16: The Biology Of Modern Homo Sapiens
CHAPTER 17: The Analysis Of Human Variation
CHAPTER 18: The Modern World
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, Answers Included
CHAPTER 1: Investigating The Nature Of Humankind
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' If The Statement Is True And 'F' If The Statement Is False.
1) A Main Area Of Study For Physical Anthropologists Is The Study Of Evolution.
⊚ True
⊚ False
2) Science Can Provide Answers To All Possible Questions.
⊚ True
⊚ False
3) An Empirical Observation Is One That Is Made With The Help Of A Microscope Or Telescope.
⊚ True
⊚ False
4) A Theory Is More Certain Than A Guess But Less Certain Than A Fact.
⊚ True
⊚ False
5) The Idea That Humans Are Superior To Other Animals Is Termed Anthropocentrism.
⊚ True
⊚ False
6) Charles Darwin Was The First Person To Recognize That Nature Could Be Dynamic.
⊚ True
⊚ False
7) Lamarck Proposed The Theory Of Acquired Characteristics, Which States That Traits
Gained During A Lifetime Can Be Passed To The Next Generation.
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, ⊚ True
⊚ False
8) Darwin's Theory States That Groups Who Are Better Suited To Their Environment Will
Be More Likely To Survive And Reproduce.
⊚ True
⊚ False
9) Darwin Lacked An Accurate Understanding Of The Mechanisms Of Inheritance.
⊚ True
⊚ False
10) The Study Of The Change In Body Color Of Peppered Moths Described In
Chapter One Showed That Evolution Could Be Observed In A Shorter Period Of Time
Than Darwin Thought Possible.
⊚ True
⊚ False
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose The One Alternative That Best Completes The Statement Or
Answers The Question.
11) The Field That Studies Fossil Records Is:
A) Primatology
B) Paleontology
C) Genetics
D) Archaeology
12) The Subfield Of Physical Anthropology Includes The Study Of:
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