PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW
●● Artifacts
Answer: Material objects from past cultures
●● language
Answer: set of written or spoken symbols that refer to things (people,
places, concepts, etc.) other than themselves- makes possible transfer of
knowledge
●● sociolinguistics
Answer: The science of investigating language's social contexts.
●● biocultural approach
Answer: The scientific study of the interrelationship between what
humans have inherited genetically and culture.
●● hominin
Answer: Humans and humanlike ancestors.
, ●● genome
Answer: The complete set of genetic information—chromosomal and
mitochondrial DNA—for an organism or species that represents all the
inheritable traits.
●● primates
Answer: A group of mammals in the order Primates that have complex
behavior, varied forms of locomotion, and a unique suite of traits,
including large brains, forward-facing eyes, fingernails, and reduced
snouts.
●● bipedalism
Answer: Walking on two feet.
●● nonhoning canine
Answer: An upper canine that, as part of a nonhoning chewing
mechanism, is not sharpened against the lower third premolar.
●● material culture
Answer: The part of culture that is expressed as objects that humans use
to manipulate environments.
●● social learning
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW
●● Artifacts
Answer: Material objects from past cultures
●● language
Answer: set of written or spoken symbols that refer to things (people,
places, concepts, etc.) other than themselves- makes possible transfer of
knowledge
●● sociolinguistics
Answer: The science of investigating language's social contexts.
●● biocultural approach
Answer: The scientific study of the interrelationship between what
humans have inherited genetically and culture.
●● hominin
Answer: Humans and humanlike ancestors.
, ●● genome
Answer: The complete set of genetic information—chromosomal and
mitochondrial DNA—for an organism or species that represents all the
inheritable traits.
●● primates
Answer: A group of mammals in the order Primates that have complex
behavior, varied forms of locomotion, and a unique suite of traits,
including large brains, forward-facing eyes, fingernails, and reduced
snouts.
●● bipedalism
Answer: Walking on two feet.
●● nonhoning canine
Answer: An upper canine that, as part of a nonhoning chewing
mechanism, is not sharpened against the lower third premolar.
●● material culture
Answer: The part of culture that is expressed as objects that humans use
to manipulate environments.
●● social learning
