Biological Anthropology Exam 1
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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
Archaeology
Ans: The study of the material culture of past peoples
Artifacts
Ans: The objects, from tools to art, left by earlier generations of people
Material culture
Ans: The objects or artifacts of past human societies
, Paleoanthropology
Ans: The study of the fossil record of ancestral humans and their primate kin
Osteology
Ans: The study of the skeleton
Paleopathology
Ans: The study of diseases in ancestral human populations
Bioarchaeology
Ans: The study of human remains in an archaeological context
Forensic anthropology
Ans: The study of human remains applied to legal context
Primatology
Ans: The study of the nonhuman primates and their anatomy, genetics, behavior, and
ecology
Human biology
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
Archaeology
Ans: The study of the material culture of past peoples
Artifacts
Ans: The objects, from tools to art, left by earlier generations of people
Material culture
Ans: The objects or artifacts of past human societies
, Paleoanthropology
Ans: The study of the fossil record of ancestral humans and their primate kin
Osteology
Ans: The study of the skeleton
Paleopathology
Ans: The study of diseases in ancestral human populations
Bioarchaeology
Ans: The study of human remains in an archaeological context
Forensic anthropology
Ans: The study of human remains applied to legal context
Primatology
Ans: The study of the nonhuman primates and their anatomy, genetics, behavior, and
ecology
Human biology
