Anthropology
What is Anthropology?
Study of Humans from a cross cultural perspective
What is science
Systematic knowledge of the physical and material world gained through observation and experimentation
What is evolution?
Change in frequencies in a population over time
Who's messing with Giraffe necks?
They make part of this person's view of inheritance of acquired characteristics JB Lamarck
Dr. Becker's sub discipline is
Bioarchaeology
Name the four fields of anthropology
Cultural, Linguistic, Archaelogical, Biological (aka Physical)
What are the processes used in the scientific method to understand scientific phenomena?
observation, hypothesis (generalization), experimentation, results (verification)
Short term evolution that cause minor changes within populations is known as
micro evolution
The doctrine asserting that cataclysmic events like Noah's Flood, rather than evolutionary processes, are responsible for geologic changes is associated with
Georges Cuvier
Complete set of genetic material in a person
the Genome
The study of Language and its origins and its use over time in different areas and societies
Linguistic Anth
Occams Razor is also known as and defined as
Principle of Parsimony- THe simplest explanation is usually the correct one
A random change in gene frequency is known as
mutation
Charles Lyell is associated with the geological theory known as
Uniformitarianism- processes that occurred in the geologic past are still at work today
Law of Segregation is
Two alleles for any one given gene is inherited, one from each parent
The study of Humans through a biological and evolutionary perspective
Biological Anthropology
Theory is
an explanation that has predictive power and always subject to revision
wolves becoming different breeds of dogs is an example of
Macroevolution
Name the 6 key processes of Natural selection
Biological variation, Constant competition, favorable traits, environment determines, favorable traits are passed on to offspring, geographical isolation can produce new variety of species
4 forces of evolution
mutation, natural selection, genetic drift, gene flow
Name the areas of Biological Anthropology
Primatology, Human Biology, PaleoAnthropology, Skeletal Biology, Paleopathology, Forensic Anth
Cats hate the one thing they're good for
Cuddling
What is the primary difference between evolution and natural selection?
Evolution happens over time to species and populations
Natural selection happens on the individual level and enhance survival and reproduction
Name the 7 Classification of Plants and Animals
Class Family Kingdom Species Genus Phylum Order
(K, P, C, O, F, G, S)
The long term micro evolutionary changes that occur within a population to restore homeostasis is referred to as
adaptation