Quiz Chapter 5, Legare, Miner

Question 1

T/F
According to “Out of Africa” theory, modern Homo sapiens first evolved in Africa then began to migrate outward to other parts of the globe.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Anthropologists and geological scholars today estimate the Earth to be approximately how old?

Answer 2

4.5 billion years

Question 3

What is the pigment that gives our skin color?

Answer 3

melanin

Question 4

Physical anthropologists adhere to which of the following theories of human origins?

Answer 4

evolution

Question 5

Any agent that increases the frequency or extent of DNA deviations is known as a:

Answer 5

mutagen

Question 6

T/F
Variations of skin tone (sometimes defined as “races”) are the result of physical adaptations over generations to available UV light at a given latitude.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

What type of evidence is NOT used to help us learn about the origins of the human species?

Answer 7

written records

Question 8

A child’s mother takes prenatal vitamins, ensuring that the child reaches its growth potential in utero. The resulting benefits to the child are an example of:

Answer 8

developmental adaptation

Question 9

Environmental changes over thousands of years converted large parts of Pre-Australopiths’ African habitat from forest to savannah grassland. Which adaptation emerged during this time to become of the key distinguishing characteristics of our ancestors?

Answer 9

bipedalism

Question 10

(Legare 2017)

Legare suggests that ______ has a strong influence over the evolution of species, particularly humans.

Answer 10

enculturation

Question 11

T/F

Intelligent design is an updated version of creationism that claims to combine evolution with creation.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

(Miner 1956)

In Body Ritual Among the Nacirema, Miner is describing what peoples from the outside?

Answer 12

Americans

Question 13

A chance deviation from the standard DNA code results in a squirrel being born with a longer, flatter tail. Which of the following mechanisms of evolution best describes this example?

Answer 13

mutation

Question 14

(Miner 1956)

What is the colloquial term for the “charm-box” of the Nacirema?

Answer 14

medicine cabinet

Question 15

The earliest known prehuman tool type is the

Answer 15

Oldowan

Question 16

T/F

Human evolution stopped long ago because we reached our “perfect” state.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

(Miner 1956)

Who are the “listeners” of the Nacirema?

Answer 17

psychologists

Question 18

T/F

Bipedalism is the ability to habitually walk on two legs.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

A UNLV student takes a semester abroad to Osaka, Japan. Within the first days, they begin to bow and greet others in the traditional Japanese fashion. This is an example of:

Answer 19

cultural adaptation

Question 20

T/F
Cumulative culture is the capacity to accumulate and build upon the cultural innovations of previous generations, further influence evolution of future populations.

Answer 20

True