All of the following statements about the understanding of culture in anthropology are correct except:
a. Culture is biologically and genetically transmitted from person to person.
b. Culture is the way of life of a particular human society.
c. Culture is the learned behaviors and symbols that allow people to live in groups.
d. Culture is the primary way that human adapt to their environments.
A
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In general, which of the following best describes biological anthropology?
a. It focuses on how evolution of human begins and the physical variations among all types of people. b. It focuses almost exclusively on the study of non-human primates. c. It does not use any characteristics of comparative physical examination. It focuses exclusively on human traits. d. It focuses on only the study of evolution. e. It does not use any fieldwork data on physical characteristics.
Simple measures of cranial shape yield the:
A. cranial index. B. cephalic index. C. encephalization index. D. encephalization quotient.
The primate emphasis on the visual sense is reflected all of the following except
a. the reduction in the size of structures related to the sense of smell b. the presence of color vision in most species c. a more forward facing position of the eyes relative to most other mammals d. visual information from each eye transmitted to visual centers in both hemispheres e. lack of color vision in most species
What is a present day disorder that is clearly linked to dietary and lifestyle behaviors, such as decreased activity levels and increased consumption of fats and refined carbohydrates?
a. Malaria b. ?SIV c. ?HIV d. Diabetes e. Smallpox