Define the genealogical method, and show why it is important for anthropologists to gather genealogical data.
What will be an ideal response?
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Biological evolution can be defined as:
A. changes in gene frequencies in response to specific selective pressures B. changes in gene frequencies as a result of changes in mutation rates C. changes in gene frequencies as a result of genetic drift D. any change in gene frequencies from one generation to the next
The work done by anthropologists in the Sahel region of Africa was directed at maintaining the viability of what type of group?
A) internally displaced persons B) refugees C) pastoralists D) foragers
All of the following are altered to accommodate bipedalism in the human skeleton except the:
a. pelvis. b. feet. c. spinal column. d. forelimbs. e. skull.
Campbell and Loy argue that
A) hominin ancestors were forced out of the trees B) all significant hominin evolution took place on open savannas C) climate played no role in changing environmental adaptations D) mixed habitats played no role in hominin evolution E) none of these