Part 1
1. The field of anthropology as a whole is best defined as the study of __________.
a. none of these
b. human evolution
c. human cultures and societies
d. humans
e. nonhuman primates
2. The physical anthropology subfield includes the study of: __________(mark all that apply).
a. philosophy
b.human biological variation
c. primatology
d. human evolution
e. human genetics
3. The practical application of anthropological knowledge to real-world concerns is called applied anthropology.
a. true
b. false
4. Primatology, a subfield of physical anthropology, is the study of the biology and behavior of nonhuman primates (prosimians, monkeys, and apes).
a. true
b. false
5. The belief that humans are superior to all other life forms is termed _____________.
a. egocentric
b. geocentric
c. sociocentric
d. ethnocentric
e. anthropocentic
6. “Fixity of species” is the idea that once created species cannot change.
a. true
b. false
7. When pertaining to natural selection, “fitness” is a measure of an individual’s or a group’s physical strength as compared to other groups.
a. true
b. false
8. Charles Darwin is credited with the articulation of the theory known as __________________.
a. evolution by use and and disuse of traits
b. none of these
c. uniformitarianism
d. evolution by natural selection
e. catastrophism
9. According to Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, natural selection _____________.
a. does not apply to plants
b. tends to eliminate those organisms not well adapted to their own environment
c. does not apply to humans
d. none of these
e. always eliminates the physical weakest organisms
10. Which of the following statements best summarizes Jean-Baptise Lamarck’s theory of evolution?
a. offspring inherent traits that their parents acquire through use and disuse
b. all of these
c. The capacity for a population to grow is infinite, but the capacity of the environment to support the population is limited.
d. Variation in the traits that affect survival and reproduction are inherited by offspring.
e. Individuals vary within a population and this variation affects the ability of individuals to survive and reproduce.
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