Anthropology 150 - The Human Adventure » 2019 » Quiz 4

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Question #1
According to the American Anthropological Association, “race” is
A.   a biological classification based on the presence or absence of specific genetic traits
B.   a clearly defined biological breeding population
C.   a group of people defined statistically by clusters of linked genetic traits
D.   a social classification that is often assumed to have a biological basis
E.   the product of natural selection occurring over thousands of years
Question #2
Lactose tolerance in adults is
A.   determined purely by genetic traits
B.   universally present in all human groups
C.   a recessive allele
D.   due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
Question #3
Intelligence tests
A.   Are a reliable indicator of genetic differences in intelligence
B.   show no significant differences in intelligence among human populations
C.   can discriminate between genetic and cultural factors in native intelligence
D.   are culturally biased
Question #4
A sickle-cell trait can be described as
A.   the result of genetic experiments gone awry.
B.   present in all people of West African descent.
C.   always debilitating
D.   a genetic adaption to the malarial parasite
Question #5
American racial categories are
A.   based on DNA testing
B.   applied to endogamous breeding populations
C.   culturally arbitrary, even though most people assume them to be based on biology
D.   based on genealogical records
Question #6
Skin color is a result of (mark all that apply)
A.   The foods that you eat.
B.   the pigments carotene and melanin.
C.   Reflected color from the blood vessels.
D.   The transparency or thickness of the skin.
E.   Reflected color from the blood vessels... And The foods that you eat….and The transparency or thickness of the skin. …and
Question #7
Clinal variation refers to
A.   the genetically determined ability to sing on key
B.   Genetic variation with the Cline family lineage.
C.   gradual variation in genetic traits across geographic regions
D.   subtle variations in skin color among racial groups
Question #8
Biological variation in human populations is
A.   correspond to the major continents
B.   show continuous clinal variation across space
C.   easily sorted into 3 or 4 major groups
D.   Show that Europeans and Africans are easily distinguishable, but Asians are hard to classify
Question #9
Native Americans have a high frequency of ‘O’ allele in the A-B-O blood type system, whereas the B allele has its highest frequency in Asia. This is an example of humans being
A.   Climatic
B.   polytypic
C.   hereditarian
D.   polymorphic
E.   influenced by culture
Question #10
Which statement about the Inuit is true? (Mark all that apply),,
A.   The Inuit have a similar body build to Neandertals, with stocky bodies and shorter legs.
B.   The Inuit are so well-adapted to the cold that they wear little clothing.
C.   The Inuit are a cold-weather adapted population , The Inuit have a body build similar to many tropical peoples, The Inuit have a similar body build to Neandertals, with stocky bodies and shorter legs.
D.   The Inuit have a body build similar to many tropical peoples
E.   The Inuit are a cold-weather adapted population

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