Which of the following are broad research interests of physical anthropologists?
a. Descriptive ethnography and culture-bound theory
b. Fingerprinting and study of hair loss
c. Biological variation in human populations and evolution of human characteristics
d. Primate population variation and the reconstruction of the material remains of culture
e. The study of the origins of language and what causes language change
ANSWER: c
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HOX genes:
A. are regulator genes that among other things control the development of an organism B. are only found in primates C. are considered to be made up of "junk" DNA and do not perform any function but can be used to construct phylogenetic trees D. are found in mitochondria and are passed on to the next generation only by females
Which of these factors is NOT considered to have influenced the initial evolution of bipedal locomotion in hominins?
a. Carrying objects b. Seed and nut gathering c. Long-distance walking d. Visual surveillance e. Overgrown limbs
Minimal pairs are used to identify
A. aspiration. B. allomorphs. C. phones. D. phonemes. E. bound morphemes.
Findings of finely shaped bones dating from more than 100,000 years ago in South Africa's Blombos Cave suggest that
A. anatomically modern humans were good toolmakers but terrible artists. B. australopiths had the ability of symbolic thought. C. scientists need to be careful with tampered evidence about the emergence of culture. D. anatomically modern humans had the ability, as early as 100,000 years ago, of symbolic thought. E. bones were used for their functional, not aesthetic, value.