ANTH 270 Final Exam Weisman Questions AND Correct
Answers
By which epoch did primates evolve? - ✔✔Eocene (55
mya)
By which eppoch did hominins evolve? - ✔✔Pliocene (5
mya)
Can sort people into races based on genetics? - ✔✔No
Compared to Australopithecus, Paranthropus has a
more _________ crania - ✔✔Robust
Did modern humans and Neanderthals overlap in time?
- ✔✔Yes
Do patterns of human variation fit neatly into racial
categories? - ✔✔No
,H. heidelbergensis has similar features to which other
Homo species? - ✔✔H. neanderthalansis
H. naledi has features similar to which to hominin
categories? - ✔✔Homo and Australopithecus
Have humans extracted DNA from M Pleistocene
hominins? - ✔✔Yes
How do the levels of human genetic variation comapare
to other speciaes? - ✔✔It is lower than in other apes
How long ago did life on earth begin? - ✔✔3.5 bya
How long ago did the earliest hominins exist? - ✔✔5-7
mya
How long ago did the earliest Homos appear? - ✔✔2
mya
, Human skin color has what kind of distribution? -
✔✔Clinal
Human skin color is what kind of trait? - ✔✔polygenic
In what time frame do functional adaptations occur? -
✔✔In a single generation
Is fetal programming an example of developmental
plasticity? - ✔✔Yes
Is tanning an example of developmental plasticity? -
✔✔No
M Pleistocene hominins have been found in which
regions? - ✔✔Africa, Europe, Asia
On average, how many nucleotides differ between any
two humans? - ✔✔1 in 1000
Answers
By which epoch did primates evolve? - ✔✔Eocene (55
mya)
By which eppoch did hominins evolve? - ✔✔Pliocene (5
mya)
Can sort people into races based on genetics? - ✔✔No
Compared to Australopithecus, Paranthropus has a
more _________ crania - ✔✔Robust
Did modern humans and Neanderthals overlap in time?
- ✔✔Yes
Do patterns of human variation fit neatly into racial
categories? - ✔✔No
,H. heidelbergensis has similar features to which other
Homo species? - ✔✔H. neanderthalansis
H. naledi has features similar to which to hominin
categories? - ✔✔Homo and Australopithecus
Have humans extracted DNA from M Pleistocene
hominins? - ✔✔Yes
How do the levels of human genetic variation comapare
to other speciaes? - ✔✔It is lower than in other apes
How long ago did life on earth begin? - ✔✔3.5 bya
How long ago did the earliest hominins exist? - ✔✔5-7
mya
How long ago did the earliest Homos appear? - ✔✔2
mya
, Human skin color has what kind of distribution? -
✔✔Clinal
Human skin color is what kind of trait? - ✔✔polygenic
In what time frame do functional adaptations occur? -
✔✔In a single generation
Is fetal programming an example of developmental
plasticity? - ✔✔Yes
Is tanning an example of developmental plasticity? -
✔✔No
M Pleistocene hominins have been found in which
regions? - ✔✔Africa, Europe, Asia
On average, how many nucleotides differ between any
two humans? - ✔✔1 in 1000