TEST BANK
Physical Anthropology
by Philip L. Stein, Bruce M. Rowe
12th Edition
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Test Bank for Physical Anthropology, 12th Edition by Philip Stein, Bruce Rowe and
Brian Pierson
Chapter 01 12e Answers Included
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
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2) Science can provide answers to all possible questions.
U
⊚ true
⊚ false
R
3) An empirical observation is one that is made with the help of a microscope or telescope.
SE
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A theory is more certain than a guess but less certain than a fact.
D
⊚ true
⊚ false
O
5) The idea that humans are superior to other animals is termed anthropocentrism.
C
⊚ true
⊚ false
S
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
N
9) Darwin lacked an accurate understanding of the mechanisms of inheritance.
U
⊚ true
⊚ false
R
10) The study of the change in body color of peppered moths described in chapter one
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showed that evolution could be observed in a shorter period of time than Darwin thought
possible.
⊚ true
⊚ false
D
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
11) The field that studies fossil records is:
O
A) primatology
C
B) paleontology
C) genetics
D) archaeology
S
12) The subfield of physical anthropology includes the study of:
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A) human genetics
B) forensic anthropology
C) human biological variation
D) all of these
13) Cultural anthropology:
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A) is a branch of archaeology
B) is the study of art and music
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C) includes the study of human social organizations and learned patterns of behavior
D) includes paleontology as a major topic
R
14) The study of a people's political organization would be a part of:
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A) cultural anthropology
B) linguistics
C) archaeology
D) physical anthropology
D
O
15) An anthropological linguist:
A) always attempts to learn to speak as many languages as he or she possibly can
C
B) teaches students foreign languages
C) studies the history, function, structure, and physiology of language
D) would only be interested in cultures that have writing systems
S
16) The practical application of anthropological knowledge to real-world concerns is called:
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