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Question #1
There is some genetic difference in human populations. Things like human skin color, ear wax and blood type vary by deme and the differences are gradual and move on a continuum. This gradual change in some phenotypic characteristics from one popuplation to the next is called
A.
mechanical isolation
B.
deme
C.
derived traits
D.
cline
Question #2
A very small dog like a maltese and a large dog like a great dane would not be able to mate in a natural setting because of
A.
gametic mortality
B.
mechanical isolation
C.
geographic isolation
D.
seasonal isolation
Question #3
A horse and a donkey are still considered different species even though they can mate and produce a mule. Why?
A.
because of geographic isolation
B.
because of gametic mortality
C.
because of hybrid sterility
D.
because of mechanical isolation
Question #4
Lucy and Maria Aylmar are twins who consider themselves to be different races. This proves that "race" is a socially constructed concept that is not based in biological fact
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #5
According to our class, what is a deme?,,
A.
it is a term that we don't use in biological anthropology
B.
Similar to a demon
C.
a political division of Attica in ancient Greece
D.
A local breeding population. It reflects the idea that individuals who live closer together are more genetically related than individuals who live far apart.
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