Anthropology 150 - The Human Adventure » 2019 » Quiz 4

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

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