Biological Anthropology Exam 1 Review Questions and Answers | New One | Grade A+

Primate Ans: Member of the mammalian order Primates, including prosmians, monkeys, apes, and humans, defined by a suite of anatomical and behavioral traits Evolution Ans: A change in the frequency of a gene or a trait in a population over multiple generations Biological anthropology Ans: The study of humans as biological organisms, considered in an evolutionary framework; sometimes called physical anthropology (origin of modern species/biological variation) Hominin Ans: A member of the primate family Hominidae, distinguished by bipedal posture and, in more recently evolved species, a large brain Adaptation Ans: A trait that increases the reproductive success of an organism, produced by natural selection in the context of a particular environment Anthropology Ans: The study of humankind in a cross-cultural context...includes cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, archaeology, and biological anthropology (in all times and places) Culture Ans: The sum total of learned traditions, values and beliefs that groups of people (and a few species of highly-intelligent animals) possess Biocultural anthropology Ans: The study of the interaction between biology and culture, which plays a role in most human traits Cultural anthropology Ans: The study of human societies in a cross-cultural context; the subdivision that includes ethnology, archaeology, and linguistics (all aspects of human behavior) Ethnology Ans: The study of human societies, their traditions, rituals, beliefs, and the differences between societies in these traits Ethnography Ans: The practice of cultural anthropology; Studying the minute to minute workings of human societies; especially non-Western Linguistic anthropology Ans: The comparative study of language, its origins, and use in culture; also called anthropological linguistics; acquisition in infancy and childhood Archaeolog