Test Bank for Physical Anthropology, 12th Edition by Philip Stein, Bruce
Rowe andBrian Pierson
Chapter 01 Answers Included
12e
1
, ✅
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) A main area of study for physical anthropologists is the study of evolution.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Science can provide answers to all possible questions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) An empirical observation is one that is made with the help of a microscope or telescope
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A theory is more certain than a guess but less certain than a fact.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The idea that humans are superior to other animals is termed anthropocentrism.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Charles Darwin was the first person to recognize that nature could be dynamic.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) Lamarck proposed the theory of acquired characteristics, which states
that traits gainedduring a lifetime can be passed to the next generation.
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, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Darwin's theory states that groups who are better suited to their
environment will be morelikely to survive and reproduce.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) Darwin lacked an accurate understanding of the mechanisms of inheritance.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The study of the change in body color of peppered moths described in
chapter oneshowed that evolution could be observed in a shorter period of
time than Darwin thought possible.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the
statement oranswers the question.
11) The field that studies fossil records is:
A) primatology
B) paleontology
C) genetics
D) archaeology
12) The subfield of physical anthropology includes the study of:
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, A) human genetics
B) forensic anthropology
C) human biological variation
D) all of these
13) Cultural anthropology:
A) is a branch of archaeology
B) is the study of art and music
C) includes the study of human social organizations and learned patterns of behavior
D) includes paleontology as a major topic
14) The study of a people's political organization would be a part of:
A) cultural anthropology
B) linguistics
C) archaeology
D) physical anthropology
15) An anthropological linguist:
A) always attempts to learn to speak as many languages as he or she possibly can
B) teaches students foreign languages
C) studies the history, function, structure, and physiology of language
D) would only be interested in cultures that have writing systems
16) The practical application of anthropological knowledge to real-world concerns is called
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Rowe andBrian Pierson
Chapter 01 Answers Included
12e
1
, ✅
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) A main area of study for physical anthropologists is the study of evolution.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Science can provide answers to all possible questions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) An empirical observation is one that is made with the help of a microscope or telescope
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A theory is more certain than a guess but less certain than a fact.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The idea that humans are superior to other animals is termed anthropocentrism.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Charles Darwin was the first person to recognize that nature could be dynamic.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) Lamarck proposed the theory of acquired characteristics, which states
that traits gainedduring a lifetime can be passed to the next generation.
2
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Darwin's theory states that groups who are better suited to their
environment will be morelikely to survive and reproduce.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) Darwin lacked an accurate understanding of the mechanisms of inheritance.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The study of the change in body color of peppered moths described in
chapter oneshowed that evolution could be observed in a shorter period of
time than Darwin thought possible.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the
statement oranswers the question.
11) The field that studies fossil records is:
A) primatology
B) paleontology
C) genetics
D) archaeology
12) The subfield of physical anthropology includes the study of:
3
, A) human genetics
B) forensic anthropology
C) human biological variation
D) all of these
13) Cultural anthropology:
A) is a branch of archaeology
B) is the study of art and music
C) includes the study of human social organizations and learned patterns of behavior
D) includes paleontology as a major topic
14) The study of a people's political organization would be a part of:
A) cultural anthropology
B) linguistics
C) archaeology
D) physical anthropology
15) An anthropological linguist:
A) always attempts to learn to speak as many languages as he or she possibly can
B) teaches students foreign languages
C) studies the history, function, structure, and physiology of language
D) would only be interested in cultures that have writing systems
16) The practical application of anthropological knowledge to real-world concerns is called
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