Anthropology question?

Question

1. The concept of "race"...
A. is a cultural construct.
B. is invalid because within group variation is greater than between group variation.
C. is invalid because divisions of "races" depend on what traits are chosen as distinguishing criteria.
D. is not considered a biological reality because any two human populations share 94-98% of variable human DNA.
E. all of the above

2. The earliest known biped is:
A. Acrobatus bipedus
B. Homo erectus
C. Homo habilis
D. Robust Australopithecines
E. Ardipithecus ramidus or earlier

3. The first stone tool user
A. Homo habilis
B. Homo erectus
C. Homo sapiens sapiens
D. Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
E. Robust Australopithecines

4. The presence of marked sexual dimorphism in body and canine size in primates (ie. males have bigger bodies and canines) is evidence that the species is:
A. monogamous
B. polyandrous
C. polygynous
D. polywannacracker
E. none of the above

5. The term hominid includes all monkeys, apes, and humans.

A True
B False

6. The type of mating system that a species of primates uses can affect:
A. testes size
B. whether or not females and/or males disperse
C. parental investment by males
D. infanticide
E. all of the above can be affected by the type of mating system

7. When determining the age at death of a skeleton:
A. the cranial suture closure method is the most accurate.
B. pubic symphysis works well on adults.
C. Dental eruption works well for adults of advanced age.
D. osteoporosis works for aging kids 3-12 years old.
E. None of the above.

8. When sexing a skeleton:
A. the teeth are the most accurate.
B. the pelvis is the most accurate.
C. the vertebrae of the chest are commonly used.
D. the skull is the most accurate.
E. the femur is the most accurate.

9. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the KKK:
A. They kill people.
B. They are a racist organization promoting racial purity of whites.
C. Their initials stand for Ku Klux Klan.
D. They no longer exist.
E. They favor segregation.

10. Who had the largest brain:
A. Homo habilis
B. Homo erectus
C. Homo sapiens sapiens
D. Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
E. Robust Australopithecines

Answer 1

1. The concept of "race"...

E

A. is a cultural construct. - rather weak argument as it doesn't state the reason it is not biological.

B. is invalid because within group variation is greater than between group variation. - rather weak argument

C. is invalid because divisions of "races" depend on what traits are chosen as distinguishing criteria. - that is certainly true

D. is not considered a biological reality because any two human populations share 94-98% of variable human DNA. - variable? human DNA. The percentage of DNA shared depends how you measure it. If you use very long segments then it is obviously more. Shorter segments show closer to 99%.

E. all of the above



2. The earliest known biped is

E. I think oreopithecus is first but probably not related to hominids.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreopithecus

A. Acrobatus bipedus

B. Homo erectus

C. Homo habilis

D. Robust Australopithecines

E. Ardipithecus ramidus or earlier



3. The first stone tool user

A. Homo habilis



4. The presence of marked sexual dimorphism in body and canine size in primates (ie. males have bigger bodies and canines) is evidence that the species is:

C. polygynous



5. The term hominid includes all monkeys, apes, and humans.

B False - not monkeys - anthropoid can though



6. The type of mating system that a species of primates uses can affect:

E

A. testes size

B. whether or not females and/or males disperse

C. parental investment by males

D. infanticide

E. all of the above can be affected by the type of mating system



7. When determining the age at death of a skeleton:

I think it is A but am not sure about B. I would have guessed dental wear so maybe E?

A. the cranial suture closure method is the most accurate. - could be true

B. pubic symphysis works well on adults. - don't know how that is used

C. Dental eruption works well for adults of advanced age. - not true, it is used for young adults or children

D. osteoporosis works for aging kids 3-12 years old.- works for old people

E. None of the above.



8. When sexing a skeleton:

for humans it is probably B

A. the teeth are the most accurate. probably true for apes

B. the pelvis is the most accurate. probably true for humans

C. the vertebrae of the chest are commonly used.

D. the skull is the most accurate.

E. the femur is the most accurate.



9. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the KKK:

D. They no longer exist.



10. Who had the largest brain:

D. Homo sapiens neanderthalensis

Answer 2

1. I'd say A and D

2. E.

3. A I believe but I'm not entirely sure. Could have been the Australopithecines.

4. C?

5. B

6. E

7. C

8. B

9. D. What does this have to do with Anthropology?

10. D.

Answer 3

ok, NAZAR, you recognize you decrease and pasted that answer. ;-) i might only upload that anthropology does deal in the main with non-western cultures (they do no longer call them "primitive" anymore) as damaging to western societies as sociology does. Archeology is a branch of anthropology that analyze people in line with their cultural artifacts. maximum folk have a tendency to think of of archeology and "digs" whilst they hear anthropology. there is likewise actual anthropology which bargains with issues like inhabitants genetics and human fossils. plenty extra like a actual technology than socio-cultural anthro.