ANTH 1101: Introduction to Primatology and Human Evolution

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Introduction to Anthropology
Define anthropology,
What are the four fields of anthr...,
What is cultural anthropology
8  cards
Chapter 1: Adaptation by Natural Selection
What is a theory,
What are adaptations,
Evolution natural selection which...
25  cards
Chapter 2: Genetics
Define variant,
What are genes,
What is independent assortment
28  cards
Chapter 3: Modern Synthesis
Define population genetics,
What is genotypic frequency,
What is the hardy weinberg equili...
16  cards
Chapter 4: Speciation and Phylogeny
What is microevolution,
What is macroevolution,
How is species defined in the bio...
24  cards
Chapter 5: Primate Ecology and Diversity
What is a homologous trait,
Define viviparity,
What is homology
64  cards
Chapter 6: Primate Reproductive Strategies
What is a mating system,
Who is typically the primary care...,
What is a strategy
35  cards
Chapter 7: The Evolution of Cooperation
Define altruism,
Define mutualism,
Define free loaders
9  cards
Chapter 8: Primate Histories and The Evolution of Intelligence
Is there a positive or negative c...,
Define encephalization,
What is life history theory
15  cards
Chapter 9 - From Tree Shrew to An Ape
What major extinction event occur...,
What happened during the permian ...,
What period followed the permian ...
48  cards
Chapter 10: Earliest Hominins
What is a foramen magnum,
What is lumbar lordosis,
What about the pelvis could show ...
35  cards
Chapter 11: Early Homo and H. Erectus
What were the uses of sticks and ...,
What were the earliest tools,
What species is known as the hand...
27  cards
Chapter 12: Neanderthals and Contemporaries
What happened during the mid plei...,
What happened in interglacial per...,
Who was the first hominin in cold...
27  cards

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