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 biological classification based on the presence or absence of specific genetic traits
B.   a clearly defined biological breeding population
C.   a social classification that is often assumed to have a biological basis
D.   a group of people defined statistically by clusters of linked genetic traits
E.   the product of natural selection occurring over thousands of years
Question #2
Among adults, lactose tolerance is
A.   universally present in all human groups
B.   a recessive allele
C.   due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
D.   determined purely by genetic traits
Question #3
What are intelligence tests?
A.   can discriminate between genetic and cultural factors in native intelligence
B.   are culturally biased
C.   Are a reliable indicator of genetic differences in intelligence
D.   show no significant differences in intelligence among human populations
Question #4
A sickle-cell trait can be described as
A.   always debilitating
B.   the result of genetic experiments gone awry.
C.   a genetic adaption to the malarial parasite
D.   present in all people of West African descent.
Question #5
American racial categories can be described as
A.   applied to endogamous breeding populations
B.   culturally arbitrary, even though most people assume them to be based on biology
C.   based on genealogical records
D.   based on DNA testing
Question #6
Skin color is a result of (mark all that apply)
A.   The transparency or thickness of the skin.
B.   Reflected color from the blood vessels.
C.   Reflected color from the blood vessels... And The foods that you eat….and The transparency or thickness of the skin. …and
D.   the pigments carotene and melanin.
E.   The foods that you eat.
Question #7
What does clinical variation refer to
A.   the genetically determined ability to sing on key
B.   subtle variations in skin color among racial groups
C.   gradual variation in genetic traits across geographic regions
D.   Genetic variation with the Cline family lineage.
Question #8
Biological variation in human populations is
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.   polymorphic
B.   polytypic
C.   Climatic
D.   influenced by culture
E.   hereditarian
Question #10
Which statement about the Inuit is true? (Mark all that apply),,
A.   The Inuit are a cold-weather adapted population
B.   The Inuit are so well-adapted to the cold that they wear little clothing.
C.   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 , 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.

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