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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. deme

B. mechanical isolation

C. cline

D. derived traits

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. mechanical isolation

B. seasonal isolation

C. geographic isolation

D. gametic mortality

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 hybrid sterility

B. because of gametic mortality

C. because of mechanical isolation

D. because of geographic 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. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #5

According to our class, what is a deme?,,

A. it is a term that we don't use in biological anthropology

B. A local breeding population. It reflects the idea that individuals who live closer together are more genetically related than individuals who live far apart.

C. Similar to a demon

D. a political division of Attica in ancient Greece

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