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1
What is the main pigment in human skin, responsible for different skin "color?"
A)melanocyte
B)melanin
C)epidermis
D)dermis
2
What is the ratio of sitting height to standing height?
A)density of adipose tissue
B)body mass index
C)cormic index
D)intermembral index
3
What do the measurements of the cranium correlate to?
A)intelligence
B)personality
C)biological race
D)size of brain
4
Which of the following is NOT correct about human sexual dimorphism?
A)The size of the space created by the pelvic girdle is larger in males than females.
B)The female and male genitalia have structural similarities.
C)The cranium in females has a more vertical forehead and less pronounced brow ridges.
D)The angle of the jaw is also greater in females than males.
5
What is the Human Leukocyte Antigen system (HLA)?
A)the method of matching immune system phenotypes and genotypes
B)the method of determining the loci for a specific disease
C)a specific type of white blood cell that recognizes foreign particles or infectious agents
D)the part of human immune system response that recognizes foreign particles or infectious agents
6
Why is the blood type O the most common?
A)It is the original allele.
B)A and B types are more recent variants.
C)A and B types are mutations.
D)All of these answers are correct.
7
Where is most genetic variation found?
A)within a species as a whole
B)members of species across major geographic regions
C)among populations within regions
D)within single populations
8
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about human biology integrating with human cultural behavior patterns?
A)The dramatic reduction in robustness in human lineage over time can be explained in part by our ability to acquire and process foodstuffs with tools.
B)Humans change their environments by altering patterns of food availability, predator threats, and even climate.
C)Founder effect is an evolutionary process in which a small group of individuals account for all of the genetic variation in a large population.
D)Movement by populations and mating between individuals from different populations continues to be common in humans.
9
Balanced polymorphism favors which state?
A)homozygous dominant
B)homozygous recessive
C)heterozygotic
D)All of these answers are correct.
10
Why do humans who live in environments stressed by cold tend to have increased body mass relative to body surface area?
A)a mutation which originated in the Arctic
B)thermoregulation
C)founder effect
D)All of these answers are correct.
11
What is a subspecies?
A)a population within a species that has measurable, defining biological characteristics
B)organisms with an Fst of at least .25 relative to other populations in the species
C)a scientific concept of race
D)All of these answers are correct.
12
Which type of evidence indicates the existence of biological races in modern humans?
A)No evidence supports the division of modern humans into biological races.
B)Genetic evidence
C)Patterns of skin reflectance
D)Patterns of disease
13
How is craniometrics used?
A)to identify race
B)to determine intelligence
C)to differentiate populations
D)to predict a personality type
14
What are biological traits that vary in a specific pattern across geography?
A)socially constructed concept of race
B)scientific concept of race
C)clines
D)niches
15
What is the study of human beings with the idea of improving human biology and biological potential?
A)eugenics
B)genetics
C)biocultural perspective
D)ecology





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