Ch. 1-2

Question 1

Define Anthropology

Answer 1

The holistic study of human and non human primates and the human experience

Question 2

What are the subcategories of anthropology

Answer 2

Archeology, cultural, linguistic, and biological

Question 3

What is the Holistic Approach

Answer 3

Looking at things as a whole, in all their aspects. Not specific or separated.

Question 4

What is the Comparative approach

Answer 4

Comparing things across different countries and cultures

Question 5

What is critical thinking

Answer 5

A careful and active analysis and evaluation of information

Question 6

What’s the scientific method consist of

Answer 6

Observation > hypothesis > testing > retesting

Question 7

Observable, verifiable truths are

Answer 7

Facts

Question 8

Testable explanations for facts are

Answer 8

Hypothesis

Question 9

Well supported hypothesis are

Answer 9

Theories

Question 10

What is collaboration

Answer 10

A process of working together by using published works of other scientists to maximize information and also to get other views.

Question 11

Subfields of biological or physical anthropology

Answer 11

Paleo anthropology, primatology, contemporary human variation, forensic

Question 12

Evolution

Answer 12

A fact because of the changes that have occurred in earth. The theory is how they happened.

Question 13

Humans

Answer 13

Animalia > chordata > mammalia > primates > hominidae> homo> sapiens

Question 14

Phylogenies

Answer 14

Used to describe evolutionary relations between species AKA a family tree

Question 15

Derived traits

Answer 15

Characteristic that are unique to one species.

Question 16

Shared derived traits

Answer 16

Characteristic shared by some, but not all, similar species of closely related taxonomy.

Question 17

Primitive Traits

Answer 17

Characteristic shared by all or most species of similar taxonomy

Question 18

Morphology

Answer 18

The study of inner and outer components of ones making. The form of things.

Question 19

How many tissues are there

Answer 19

Two. The epithelial: covers the surface. The connective: internal cohesion (connects, binds or separates) out bodies.

Question 20

What’s makes up the skeleton

Answer 20

Skull > torso > upper appendages > lower appendages

Question 21

The skull

Answer 21

Cranium & mandible. Skull without jaw. The lower jaw.

Question 22

The cranium is made up of

Answer 22

Frontal bone: the forehead > 2 parietal bones: crest side and top of cranium > 2 temporal bones: makeup the sides of the head around ears > occipital bone: back and base of the skull

Question 23

Ecology

Answer 23

Study of Relationship among organisms