ANTH Physical and Biological Anthropology 4

Question 1

Potassium-argon dating is especially useful for dating what type of material?

Accepted Answer

Volcanic rock layers

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Bone collagen

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Tree rings

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Pottery fragments

Question 2

Which anatomical change is directly linked to the shift to bipedal walking in hominins?

Accepted Answer

A bowl-shaped, shortened pelvis

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A longer, narrower pelvis

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Larger canine teeth

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Longer arms than legs

Question 3

The 'Out of Africa' model proposes that modern Homo sapiens originated where?

Accepted Answer

In Africa, then dispersed globally

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Independently on several continents

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In Europe during the Ice Age

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In East Asia

Question 4

Which of these is an example of a homologous structure shared by primates?

Accepted Answer

The pentadactyl (five-digit) limb

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Bird and insect wings

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Fish gills and mammal lungs

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Cactus spines and rose thorns

Question 5

The sickle-cell allele persists in some populations because heterozygotes gain what advantage?

Accepted Answer

Resistance to malaria

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Improved cold tolerance

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Faster running speed

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Better night vision

Question 6

Which primate group is most closely related to humans based on genetic evidence?

Accepted Answer

Chimpanzees and bonobos

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Gorillas

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Orangutans

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Gibbons

Question 7

What does the term 'taphonomy' study?

Accepted Answer

Processes affecting remains from death to fossilization

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The classification of languages

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Kinship systems in societies

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Living primate behavior