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Biological Anthropology Midterm Flashcards

1
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The defense POW MIA accounting agency in Hawaii is home too…

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Largest Forensic anthropology lab

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2
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What is an example of a living fossil?

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Teeth

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3
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Human genetics like…

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Diversity

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4
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Many of the challenges that modern American experience with childbirth

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Cultural Suggestions

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5
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Homo Habilus means…

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handy-man

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The agricultural revolution led to…

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More food, less quality

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7
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The study of the human body and specifically criminal contacts is referred to as…

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Forensic anthropology

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8
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Gene flow is…

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How genetic move geographically

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9
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The most well know autrolopithacus is names…

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Lucy

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10
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Neaderthals were well adapted to what enviornment?

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The cold

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11
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The theory of evolution became as famous as it is due to work by…

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Charles Darwin

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Which of the following on its own has leaned to use tool on its own to crack nuts?

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Orangatan

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13
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The four year war was between…

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Chimpanzees

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14
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Ottsy was found with what?

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Tattoos

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15
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A sign of increased carbohydrate intake after the agricultural revolution is increased amounts of dental carries also known as…

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Cavities

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16
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Homo Erectus incredibly made it to what continent?

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Australia

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17
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Scholars from what geographic area were discussion evolution before Charles Darwin?

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Middle East

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18
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One example of an evolutionary mismatch is…

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Obstetric Dilemma

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19
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Austrolopithicas lived in what present day area?

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Africa

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20
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The Naucerima are…

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Modern Americans

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21
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A hypothesis is…

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An idea back by data

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22
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The agriculture revolution took place approximately…

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12000 yrs ago

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23
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Homo Erectus means…

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Upright Man

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24
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Lactate persistance allows some humans to do what through adulthood?

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Drink Milk

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25
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DNA methylation can be interrupted by what?

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Corisol

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26
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Technological specialization such a metal spelting for bronze required…

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Surplus time and resources

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27
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The Grandmother Hypothesis states that grandmothers are crucial for…

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Allocare

28
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The impact on genetics beyond their simple on and off is called…

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Epigenetics

29
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Humans have adapted to the point where we can not live without…

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Cooked food

30
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The bronze age began approximately…

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5300 yrs ago

31
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The classic evolution genetics is now similar to an on and off switch which is similar to what…

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Volume Knobs

32
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The domestication of animals led to increased contact to what enormously impactful enviornmental factor

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Germs

33
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The need for writing occured after the…

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Agricultural Revolution

34
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We known Neanderthals cared for one another because…

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Evidence of healed debilitating wounds.

35
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One of the most unique human traits is our intense…

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Prosociality

36
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Homo Erectus was largely unsuccesful evolutionarily

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False

37
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Cosleeping is safe and preferable under responible circumstances.

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True

38
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Humans are the fastest distance runners on the planet

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True

39
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The obstetric dilemma is a hypothesis that says the human babies are born early because of constraint places on pelvis sizes due to bipedalism and the need to run

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True

40
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We are finished evolving

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False

41
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Homo Habilus made and used tools

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True

42
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Sweat glands contribute to our endurance running capabilites

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True

43
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Babys are born useless and defenseless

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False

44
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Homo Erectus was capable of sea faring

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True

45
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People across the world experience PMS differently

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True

46
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Humans live best on wholey uncooked raw food diets

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False

47
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Humans are primates

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True

48
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Homo Erectus masted the use of fire

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True

49
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Primates are extremely prosocial

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True

50
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Modern HomoSapien Sapients mated with HomoSapien Neanderthalensis

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True

51
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Bees within a hive are genetically identical

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True

52
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Anthropologist can reliable determine sex and gender of human remains

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False

53
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Stress, anger and frustration can affect DNA methylation

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True

54
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Bonobos are exclusively monogomous

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False

55
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Agriculture developed independently in multiple places across the planet.

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True

56
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Humans are exclusively monogomous

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False

57
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Humans are apes

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True

58
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Babies love physical intimacy and positive touch

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True

59
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Changes made to epigenetic processes can be reversed

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True

60
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Name something you can learn from a body farm.

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  • Various ways of decomposition
  • What a dead body looks like
61
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Name four things that are exchanged along with any trade among humans.

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  • Disease
  • Language
  • Sex
  • Goods
62
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Name one adaption that allows humans to run distances well?

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-Achilles Tendon
- Bipedalism
- Big butts
- sweat glands
- Reward Chemicals

63
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Name an impact the agricultural revolution had on health and wellness.

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  • More food
  • cavities
  • More time and resources
64
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Describe one archaic hunting method described by humans.

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  • Atl Atl
  • Persistence hunting (just keep chasing it_
  • Midsummer Method (chase it off a cliff for someone else at the bottom of the hill to finish them off.)
65
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Do you think Neanderthals could speak?

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-Passes on learning, scafolding learning
- cave art
- religious events
- hyoid bone
- mated with homosapien sapients
- lived in communities (have to communicate for hunting)

66
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Describe Ethnocentrism

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  • looking at cultures through your worldview
  • you cultural ways of doing things is right and all others are wrong
67
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What are 5 benefits of fire?

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  • unlocks calories in food
  • protection againist predators and bugs
  • community gathering
  • warmth
  • tool making

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