ANT 201 Questions with CORRECT Answers

ANT 201 Questions with CORRECT Answers

Question:
allele
Answer:
variant form of a gene


Question:
vestigial
Answer:
organ that has no apparent function and is considered to be the residual or parts from
past ancestors


Question:
cultural deter
Answer:
minism


Question:
plasticity
Answer:
human capacity to learn any language or culture (this also occurs when someone may
lose one of their senses).


Question:
bio
Answer:
of life or living things


Question:
medical anthro
Answer:
pology

, Question:
maladaptive
Answer:
traits that decrease the capacity of individuals to survive and reproduce


Question:
glocalization
Answer:
adaptation of global ideas into locally palatable forms


Question:
polytheistic
Answer:
religious systems that recognize several gods


Question:
adaptive
Answer:
traits that increase the capacity of individuals to survive and reproduce


Question:
ethnomedicine
Answer:
comparative study of cultural ideas about wellness, illness, and healing


Question:
holism
Answer:
taking a broad view of the historical, environmental, and cultural founda of behavior (or
all encompassing).


Question:
quantitative
Answer:
anthropological research that uses statistical, mathematical, and/or numerical data to
study human behavior