chapter 1-2 Flashcards
intro test
Anthropology
study of human societies and cultures and their development
biological/physical anthropology
evolution of humans and their adaptions to environmental stresses
cultural anthropology
study of humans and their shared culture and learned behavior
linguistic anthropology
study of speech and language and how it’s changed over time
archaeology
study of ancient and recent human past through their remains
forensic anthropology
applies skeletal analysis and techniques to solving criminal cases
natural selection
organisms adapt and change to their environment over time
DNA
a molecule that contains the genetic code that is unique to every individual
Mutation
a change of an organisms DNA resulting in a deformity/difference
evolution
process of development by a gradual change
species
a group of individuals that are inbreed by nature
big bang theory
how astronomers explain the universe began
divine theory
view that mortality is dependent on god
jean baptiste lamarck
early evolutionist,
georges cuvier