Galileo Galilei was an astronomer in the Renaissance period of Europe. He collected data and proposed the sun centered theory of planetary motion. Which of the following best describes the reaction of the Catholic Church?

What is anthropology?

Before Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, Thomas Malthus brought about the interesting concept of how populations do not grow exponentially (out of control) because the food supply is limited.

Which of the following language is most closely related to Latin? [See Language Tree]

We know that antibiotics kill bacteria when we take it as medicine. However, if the antibiotics are not taken to the prescribed term (stopping it earlier than recommended), we run the risk of not having all the bacteria in our body killed. The surviving bacteria multiply and within a few days, the bacteria population would have reached its previous peak, but it is much different than it was before. The new bacteria population is more resistant to the antibiotics and some may even be totally immune. The genetic profile of the bacteria population has changed from what it was previously. This entire process is ______________.

What type of specialist in anthropology studies how people cope with living life on a wheel chair after a serious accident? This specialist participates in and observes the daily life of the subject individual and their world.

Which is not a necessary condition in order for natural selection to occur?

A theory is an educated guess.

Evolution is defined as change over time. By which mechanism besides natural selection can evolution occur?

A paleoanthropologist would study ancestral human remains of the distant past.

Which of the following language is most closely related to Russian? [See Language Tree]

A moth living in the forests of England has a white and black variety within the population. At one time, the trees were of a lighter color and the white moth could blend in the background of the tree. The birds had difficulty seeing the white colored moth on the lighter colored trees; therefore, few were eaten. The black colored moth was more visible on the light background of the trees and was eaten by birds more readily. When the industrial revolution sprang up in England, pollution caused the color of trees to be darkened because of all the soot being released into the air by factories. As a result, the white moth did not blend in so well, while the black colored moth had a better time of blending into the background of the trees since it was darker. The birds did have an easier time finding and eating the white moth after the industrial revolution. Which one of the following statements is true?

Studies done on our impact of HIV spread is a topic covered best by a _________________.

During the 5th century B.C., a Greek intellectual by the name of Herodotus was engaged in writing about the various peoples that were known at the time. He would write about their customs, what they ate, their dress, what they valued, what they believed, their behaviors and other details about them. Herodotus was effectively engaged in:

A hypothesis is an educated guess.

The only source for a new never before seen allele is mutation.

The scientist that studies how cultural practices influence the spread of disease is a(n) _____________.

An archaeologist studies culture by interpreting and analyzing the physical items left behind by a people or civilization no longer in existence. 

Which of the following language is most closely related to English? [See Language Tree]

A body builder has plastic surgery to narrow his nose and square his chin. He marries a beauty queen. The body builder expects his male offspring to be born muscle bound with a narrow nose and square chin. His beliefs resemble those of:

Anthropologists who conduct excavations in order to recover artifacts are ______________.

In Tenth Century Norway, Eric the Red and his followers were banished for murders and general rowdiness (even by Viking standards). This small group sailed west and established a colony on Iceland. Within several centuries the colony had a population of several thousand. This is an example of the ____________________.

Which of the following language is most closely related to Persian? [See Language Tree]

During the Middle Ages of Europe, nature was seen as fixed and unchanging.

Which of the following language is most closely related to German? [See Language Tree]