Chapter 1 Flashcards

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A group of organisms that can interbreed to produce offspring

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species

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2
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composed of species that share similar sets of characteristics but who do not interbreed in nature

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genera/genus

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3
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physical anthropology is also known as?

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biological anthropology

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4
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the scientific discipline concerned with the biological behavioral characteristics of human beings and nonhuman primates and their ancestors

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physical anthropology

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5
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What three areas does physical anthropology focus on?

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human evolution, contemporary human variation, and human ecology

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6
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primates

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animals including lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans

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7
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a change in the genetic structure of a population or appearance of a new species

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evolution

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8
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an anatomical physiological or behavioral response of organisms or populations to their environment

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adaptation

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9
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the behavioral aspects of human adaptation, a set of learned behaviors transmitted from one generation to the next via non-biological means

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culture

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10
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general cultural orientation or perspective

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worldview

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11
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action in response to internal or external stimuli, can also be the response of an individual group or species to its environment, may or may not be deliberate

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behavior

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12
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the mutual interactive evolution of human biology and culture, the concept that biology makes culture possible and that developing culture further influences the direction of biological evolution

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biocultural evolution (ex increased brain size)

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13
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What are the four fields of anthropology?

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linguistic, cultural, archaeological, physical

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14
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the practical application of anthropological and archaeological theories and techniques

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applied anthropology

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15
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detailed descriptive studies of human societies

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ethnographies

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16
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objects or materials made or modified for use by hominins

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artifacts

17
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the study of anatomical and behavioral human evolution as revealed in fossils

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paleoanthropology

18
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the study of fossil primates

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primate paleontology

19
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measurement of human body parts

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anthropometry

20
Q

what uses technology to investigate the evolutionary relationships between humans and nonhuman primates

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molecular anthropology

21
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the study of skeletons

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osteology

22
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the study of skeletons from archaeological sites

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bioarchaeology

23
Q

the study of disease and trauma

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paleopathology

24
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the study of non-human primates

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primatology

25
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a body of knowledge gained through observation and experimentation

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science

26
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a provisional explanation of a phenomenon which requires testing to prove

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hypothesis

27
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this identifies a research problem, creates, a hypothesis, then tests it

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scientific method

28
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a broad statement of scientific relationships or underlying principles that have been substantially verified

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theory

29
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when did human ancestors evolve around (date)?

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8 million years ago