Chapter 7 Practice Quiz

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. Acclimatization refers to _______.

the independence of organisms and their environments correct incorrect

an analysis of the origin of culture in humans correct incorrect

the way the body functions in response to physical stress correct incorrect

how one becomes used to critical acclaim correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements is false?

There is more DNA variation within Africa than between Africa and the world correct incorrect

Intelligence is determined solely by genetics correct incorrect

There is variation in early modern human skull shapes correct incorrect

Early racial classification schemes use phenotypic traits to sort populations correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT a condition to meet to fulfill Darwinian natural selection?

Variation exists correct incorrect

Variation is heritable correct incorrect

Variation correlates with survival correct incorrect

Variation is not inheritable correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is an example of the social construction of race?

The global push for skin lightening and cosmetic surgery correct incorrect

Incidents of under and over-policing of visible minorities correct incorrect

The designation of who is an Indian under the Indian Act correct incorrect

Differing economic opportunities for visible minorities in North America correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the most important measure of membership in the human species?

Having a particular skin colour correct incorrect

Having body hair correct incorrect

Having different eye colours correct incorrect

Having the ability to interbreed successfully with any other human in the world* correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. The presence of the genotype for sickle-cell anemia, and its resistance advantage for malaria, is an example of what geneticists call ________.

heterozygous morphism correct incorrect

balanced polymorphism correct incorrect

gene frequency correct incorrect

homozygous polymorphism correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following could be considered examples of human niche construction?

Control of fire and clothing to colonize cold environments correct incorrect

Developing agriculture to expand food sources correct incorrect

Changing social group size to enhance trade correct incorrect

Building dikes to hold back the sea for land reclamation correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is incorrect?

Mutation increases variation within populations correct incorrect

Gene flow decreases variation within populations correct incorrect

Genetic drift decreases variation within populations correct incorrect

Natural selection increases or decreases variation within populations correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. The fact that you will sweat more heavily when you walking on a hot, sunny day is an example of _______.

genotypic plasticity correct incorrect

mutation correct incorrect

acclimatization correct incorrect

balanced polymorphism correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is accurate when discussing intelligence?

Intelligence follows the natural kinds of races correct incorrect

There is a single, accurately measurable form of intelligence correct incorrect

IQ tests are an effective way to measure intelligence correct incorrect

Intrinsic aptitude explains the different participation rates of women and men in particular subjects in school correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Neo-Darwinism served to reinforce the conception of 'biological race'.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Relying on degrees of morphological difference helps paleoanthropologists organize species.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Different species that can mate with each other will always dissolve the species boundary.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Racial groups have more genetic variation within them than between them.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The bottleneck effect in genetic drift leads to increased diversity in a population.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Some of the most intense selection pressures faced by humans today are human-made.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. A single gene can contribute to more than one phenotypic feature.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The elimination of human body hair is an example of acclimatization.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Phenotypes are shaped by environment and genes.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Cultural fitness is a strong factor in human adaptation.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect