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Quiz 1 Flashcards

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Anthropology

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The study of humankind.

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Cultural Anthropology

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The study of modern human societies through the analysis of the origins, evolution, and variation, of culture.

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Linguistic Anthropology

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The study of the construction, use, and form of language in human populations.

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Archaeology

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The study of prehistoric human populations through the analysis of material remains.

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Biological Anthropology

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The study of the evolution, variation, and adaptation of humans and their past and present relatives; sometimes called physical anthropology.

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Anthrozoology

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The study of the interactions and relationships between human and nonhuman animals.

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Biocultural

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The combination of biological and cultural factors that affect human behavior.

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Evolutionary

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Relating to the process by which different kinds of living organisms are believed to have developed from earlier forms.

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Forensic

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Relating to the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigating of crime.

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Molecular

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Relating to or consisting of molecules.

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Neurological

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The branch of medicine that deals with problems affecting the nervous system.

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Nutritional

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Relating to the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.

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Paleoanthropology

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The branch of anthropology concerned with fossil hominids.

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Primatology

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The study of the behavior, biology, evolution, and taxonomy of nonhuman primates.

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Science

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The systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world.

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Scientific Method

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An empirical method for acquiring knowledge.

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Observation

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The action or process of noticing something or someone carefully to gain knowledge.

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Hypothesis

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A proposed explanation for a phenomenon.

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Hypothesis Testing

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A systematic procedure for deciding whether the results of a research study support a particular theory which applies to a population.

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Results

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A consequence, effect, or outcome of something.

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Support/Refute

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To prove right/wrong.

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Revision

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A process in writing of rearranging, adding, or removing information.

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Reproduction

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The biological process by which new individual organisms are produced by their “parents”.

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Peer Review

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Evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field.

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Theory

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An idea or set of ideas intended to explain facts or events.

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Scientific Article (primary literature)

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A publication that is based on empirical evidence.

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Popular Press and Science

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An interpretation of science intended for a general audience.

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Evolution

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A change in allele frequency in a population over time.

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List of misconceptions about evolution

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Evolution isn’t a belief system, in conflict with religion- you don’t have to be atheist-, goal or end driven, concerned with the origin of life, a need or want or try, perfect, random, linear, increasing complexity, only about humans, just about natural selection

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Allele

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One or more alternative forms of a gene.

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Population

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A group of individuals of the same species living and interbreeding within a given area.

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The four main forces of evolution are:

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Mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, and natural selection

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Mutation

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Increases variation in a population and is the most important part of evolution.

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Gene Flow

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Genes flow from one population into a new population which causes an increase in variation in a population.

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Genetic Drift

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Decreases variation in a population. Changes in the allele frequency.

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Natural Selection

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Happens when something changes in the population environment. Decreases variation in a population.

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Three necessary conditions for natural selection

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  1. There must be variation in a trait
  2. The trait must be inherited
  3. The trait must confer differential reproductive success
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Adaption

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Changes in physical structure, function, or behavior that allow an organism or species to survive and reproduce in a given environment.

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Sexual Selection

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Selection by one sex of a species for morphological traits in the other traits.

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Artificial Selection

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The intentional breeding (by humans) of organisms for specific traits.

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