JMU ANTH 196: Biological Anthropology - Exam 1(All
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4 fields of anthropology correct answers biological, archaeology, linguistic, cultural
Biological Anthropology correct answers the study of humans as biological organisms, including
evolution and contemporary variation
Archaeology correct answers the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation
of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
Linguistic Anthropology correct answers studies language in its social and cultural context,
across space and over time
Cultural Anthropology correct answers the study of people's communities, behaviors, beliefs,
and institutions, including how people make meaning as they live, work, and play together
Subfields of Biological Anthropology correct answers Modern Human Biology, Genetic
Anthropology, Bio-archaeology, Primatology, Palaeoanthropology
Modern Human Biology correct answers Geographic variation and adaptions, growth and
development, medicines
Genetic Anthropology correct answers Genes in populations, Ancient DNA
Bio archaeology correct answers the archaeological study of human remains, emphasizing the
preservation of cultural and social processes in the skeleton
Primatology correct answers the study of living and fossil primates
Paleoanthropology correct answers the study of the history of human evolution through the fossil
record
Science definition correct answers 1) Systematic search for understanding using empirical
observation and testing
2) Science seeks a rigorous, systematic, and empirical understanding of the material world
Scientific Method correct answers 1) problem identified
2) hypothesis stated
3) hypothesis tested
Evolution correct answers change in allele frequencies in a population over time
Fixity of Species correct answers The notion that species, once created, can never change; an
idea diametrically opposed to theories of biological evolution.
correctly answered)
4 fields of anthropology correct answers biological, archaeology, linguistic, cultural
Biological Anthropology correct answers the study of humans as biological organisms, including
evolution and contemporary variation
Archaeology correct answers the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation
of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
Linguistic Anthropology correct answers studies language in its social and cultural context,
across space and over time
Cultural Anthropology correct answers the study of people's communities, behaviors, beliefs,
and institutions, including how people make meaning as they live, work, and play together
Subfields of Biological Anthropology correct answers Modern Human Biology, Genetic
Anthropology, Bio-archaeology, Primatology, Palaeoanthropology
Modern Human Biology correct answers Geographic variation and adaptions, growth and
development, medicines
Genetic Anthropology correct answers Genes in populations, Ancient DNA
Bio archaeology correct answers the archaeological study of human remains, emphasizing the
preservation of cultural and social processes in the skeleton
Primatology correct answers the study of living and fossil primates
Paleoanthropology correct answers the study of the history of human evolution through the fossil
record
Science definition correct answers 1) Systematic search for understanding using empirical
observation and testing
2) Science seeks a rigorous, systematic, and empirical understanding of the material world
Scientific Method correct answers 1) problem identified
2) hypothesis stated
3) hypothesis tested
Evolution correct answers change in allele frequencies in a population over time
Fixity of Species correct answers The notion that species, once created, can never change; an
idea diametrically opposed to theories of biological evolution.
