ANT 2511 Exam 1 Sinelli | University of Central Florida |
UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Q1: Anthropology
A: "The study of humankind, viewed from the perspective of all people and all times"
Q2: What qualifies as "human" history?
A: All of the collective experience of our biological ancestors. All of the creatures to whom
we are closely related
Q3: Characteristics of hominids
A: Classified under taxonomic family Hominidae; Bipedalism, specialized dentition, speech
and language, hunting and food productoin
Q4: What is culture and what does it include?
A: Learned behavior that is transmitted from person to person. Includes strategies for
dealing with the natural environment
Q5: Cultural relativity
A: Each culture should be understood within it's own context
Q6: 4 subfields of anthropology
A: Biological, linguistic, sociocultural, and archaeology
Q7: Applied Anthropology
A: Applying anthropological knowledge to solving practical, real-world problems
Q8: Historic vs. prehistoric archaeology
A: Post-processual bias (access to documentary sources and more recent times, more
reasonable to focus on the role of the individual)
Shorter time frames (Focus on singular events, people, or families)
Close in time and can be emotionally charged (air of familiarity)
Q9: Artifacts
A: Objects or materials made or modified for use by hominids
Q10: Material culture
A: Physical manifestations of human activities; includes tools, art, and structures
Q11: 5 subfields of physical anthropology
, A: Paleoanthropology, Primatology, Osteology, Paleopathology, Forensic Anthropology
Q12: Linguistic anthropology
A: Studies the construction and use of language by human socities
Q13: Biocultural evolution
A: The mutual interactive evolution of human biology and culture.
Q14: The scientific method
A: A logical, systematic approach to the solution of a scientific problem.
Q15: Hypothesis vs. theory
A: H: lack sufficient supporting data.
T: Have been tested
Q16: Taxonomy: Linnaeus
A: Naming system for all living organisms
Q17: Biology and Ecology: Lamarck
A: Inheritance of acquired characteristics; giraffes neck growth
Q18: Geology: Hutton and Lyell
A: Geological strata
Q19: Uniformitarianism
A: Hutton's idea that geologic processes have not changed throughout Earth's history.
Q20: Paleontology: Hooke, Cuvier Catastrophism
A: Organisms can go extinct; Different fossils in different geological strata
Q21: Demography: Thomas Malthus and population control
A: Growth could be exponential. Populations are limited by their resources
Q22: Mendel and the mechanism for inheritance
A: No blending inheritance; Traits were inherited discretely
Q23: The Evolutionary Synthesis
A: Mendel's theory of heredity and Darwin's theory of evolution
Q24: Darwin's personal history Voyage of the HMS Beagle
UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Q1: Anthropology
A: "The study of humankind, viewed from the perspective of all people and all times"
Q2: What qualifies as "human" history?
A: All of the collective experience of our biological ancestors. All of the creatures to whom
we are closely related
Q3: Characteristics of hominids
A: Classified under taxonomic family Hominidae; Bipedalism, specialized dentition, speech
and language, hunting and food productoin
Q4: What is culture and what does it include?
A: Learned behavior that is transmitted from person to person. Includes strategies for
dealing with the natural environment
Q5: Cultural relativity
A: Each culture should be understood within it's own context
Q6: 4 subfields of anthropology
A: Biological, linguistic, sociocultural, and archaeology
Q7: Applied Anthropology
A: Applying anthropological knowledge to solving practical, real-world problems
Q8: Historic vs. prehistoric archaeology
A: Post-processual bias (access to documentary sources and more recent times, more
reasonable to focus on the role of the individual)
Shorter time frames (Focus on singular events, people, or families)
Close in time and can be emotionally charged (air of familiarity)
Q9: Artifacts
A: Objects or materials made or modified for use by hominids
Q10: Material culture
A: Physical manifestations of human activities; includes tools, art, and structures
Q11: 5 subfields of physical anthropology
, A: Paleoanthropology, Primatology, Osteology, Paleopathology, Forensic Anthropology
Q12: Linguistic anthropology
A: Studies the construction and use of language by human socities
Q13: Biocultural evolution
A: The mutual interactive evolution of human biology and culture.
Q14: The scientific method
A: A logical, systematic approach to the solution of a scientific problem.
Q15: Hypothesis vs. theory
A: H: lack sufficient supporting data.
T: Have been tested
Q16: Taxonomy: Linnaeus
A: Naming system for all living organisms
Q17: Biology and Ecology: Lamarck
A: Inheritance of acquired characteristics; giraffes neck growth
Q18: Geology: Hutton and Lyell
A: Geological strata
Q19: Uniformitarianism
A: Hutton's idea that geologic processes have not changed throughout Earth's history.
Q20: Paleontology: Hooke, Cuvier Catastrophism
A: Organisms can go extinct; Different fossils in different geological strata
Q21: Demography: Thomas Malthus and population control
A: Growth could be exponential. Populations are limited by their resources
Q22: Mendel and the mechanism for inheritance
A: No blending inheritance; Traits were inherited discretely
Q23: The Evolutionary Synthesis
A: Mendel's theory of heredity and Darwin's theory of evolution
Q24: Darwin's personal history Voyage of the HMS Beagle
