Question 1

How is biocultural anthropology different from cultural anthropology?

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A)  Biocultural anthropology combines cultural studies with archaeology.
B)  Biocultural anthropology studies the interrelationship between what humans have inherited genetically and culture; cultural anthropology studies diverse cultures and societies.
C)  It is strictly a biological science.
D)  It considers culture to be a by-product of our biological histories.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

The hypothesis that the origin of human bipedalism was linked to a shift from life in the trees to life on the ground in the grasslands of Africa:

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A)  has been upheld by subsequent scientific data on human origins.
B)  was developed in consultation with genetic and fossil evidence.
C)  has been rejected recently subsequent to new fossil evidence.
D)  has become a scientific law.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Primates are:

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A)  a group of mammals that share traits like forward-facing eyes, fingernails, and large brains.
B)  often species with a long snout.
C)   diverse species that live in various types of environments.
D)  both a.and c.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Which is the study of evolution and variation in humans?

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A)  physical anthropology
B)  archaeology
C)  linguistic anthropology
D)  cultural anthropologyE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Archaeologists:

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A)  study primate evolution.
B)  devote most of their effort to recovering artifacts and building museum collections.
C)  study past human societies, focusing mostly on their material remains.
D)  primarily study the evolution of language.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

What makes us human?

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A)  physiology, culture, and planning
B)  biology, culture, and religion
C)  physiology, behavior, and religion
D)  biology, culture, and behaviorE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Forensic anthropologists:

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A)  focus their work on skeletal analysis of individuals.
B)  study skeletal remains from past human populations.
C)  study the evolution of human skeletal traits.
D)  do not work outside academia.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

The study of physical anthropology varies in that some physical anthropologists study:

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A)  potential for life on other planets.
B)  the interaction between domestic animals and disease.
C)  extinct and living species of primates.
D)  changes in marine life.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

A hypothesis is:

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A)  another word for a theory.
B)  a testable statement that potentially explains specific phenomena observed in the natural world.
C)  a statement concerning scientific facts assumed to be true.
D)  unable to be refuted by future investigations.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Just before the arrival of the Spanish on St.Catherines Island, people there:

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A)  were primarily fishermen.
B)  had adopted maize agriculture.
C)  became the first farmers of the region.
D)  were vegetarians by choice.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Discuss the value of the scientific method in our society.

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Question 13

To increase early humans' chances of hunting success, hunting:

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A)  was led by females.
B)  was conducted with lithic tools and cooperative strategies.
C)  was always well planned with a diagram.
D)  strategies were developed to include children as bait.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Physical anthropologists study what type of science?

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A)  astrological
B)  biological
C)  social
D)  biological and socialE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

In the context of physical anthropology, a disadvantaged social environment includes one:

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A)  with minimal access to technology.
B)  with no transportation system.
C)  with poor-quality nutrition.
D)  where most people do not know how to read.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

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