Question 1

A symptom of anemia where spongy bone invades the eye sockets is called:

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A)  hyperostosis.
B)  trabeculitis.
C)  orbital arthritis.
D)  cribra orbitalia.

Question 2

The last 10,000 years is called the:

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A)  Cenozoic.
B)  Quaternary.
C)  Solutren.
D)  Holocene.

Question 3

One of the most important adaptive transitions in hominin evolution is:

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A)  the shift from foraging to farming.
B)  having color depth perception.
C)  a larger brain.
D)  a change in the arm-to-leg ratio.

Question 4

The frequent occurrence of agriculture around the world was accompanied by two phenomena:

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A)  an increase in population size and food shortages.
B)  a change in climate and consequent change in environment.
C)  the distribution of land wealth and trade of produce.
D)  a decline in nutritional quality and increase in infectious disease.

Question 5

Common types of plants exist mostly in areas of the world with temperate climates and they include a range of crops and their wild ancestors such as:

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A)  rye and rice.
B)  sorghum and millet.
C)  wheat and barley.
D)  both a.and c.

Question 6

A round cross section of a long bone suggests that the bone will:

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A)  have greater strength through one of its axes.
B)  have less strength through its y-axis.
C)  have equal strength in all directions.
D)  break given a small amount of tension.

Question 7

What form of subsistence pattern is found in the Neolithic period? Name three geographic regions where Neolithic lifeways appeared independently.

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The Neolithic, while technically defined...

Question 8

Parasitic infections are a primary cause of _______ in many regions of the globe.

Accepted Answer

A)  iron-deficiency anemia
B)  Staphylococcus aureus
C)  treponematoses
D)  endemic disease

Question 9

The adoption of agriculture resulted in the development and spread of:

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A)  weight gain.
B)  infectious disease.
C)  an increase in health generally.
D)  both a and c

Question 10

The dog was the first animal to be domesticated by:

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A)  15,000 years ago.
B)  the beginning of the Middle Paleolithic.
C)  the Lower Paleolithic.
D)  the beginning of the Cenozoic.

Question 11

During your lab you are asked to identify the pathological feature of spongy bone invading the eye socket that occurs in the interior upper surface of the eye sockets; you diagnose the condition as:

Accepted Answer

A)  porotic hyperostosis, resulting from iron-deficiency anemia.
B)  periosteal reaction, resulting from changes in diet.
C)  ameloblasts, resulting from changes in diet and parasitic infection.
D)  cribra orbitalia, resulting from iron-deficiency anemia or parasitic infection.

Question 12

The archaeological record suggests that farming began in southeastern Turkey by:

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A)  6,000 yBP.
B)  4,000 yBP.
C)  1,500 yBP.
D)  10,500 yBP.

Question 13

Two-thirds of calorie intake comes from the key cereal grains domesticated in the earlier Holocene, especially:

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A)  barley, sorghum, and wheat.
B)  wheat, barley, corn, and rice.
C)  oats, wheat, and rice.
D)  corn, rice, and beans.

Question 14

Based on the archaeological record from various areas, the initial effect of agriculture on height was that height:

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A)  decreased.
B)  increased.
C)  became more variable within the population.
D)  stayed the same.

Question 15

An oval cross section of an adult femur suggests that the individual:

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A)  was likely very physically active.
B)  was lethargic and largely sedentary.
C)  had a nutritional deficiency as a child.
D)  You cannot discern anything from the shape of a bone.

Question 16

Discuss how the process of globalization affects human biocultural variation today.

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Globalization facilitates the movement o...

Question 17

Extreme anemia can lead to:

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A)  cancer.
B)  porotic hyperostosis.
C)  heart disease.
D)  measles.

Question 18

Domestication of plants and animals led to stable food supplies during the Holocene; however, it also resulted in significant environmental and health problems.Discuss these problems in terms of natural selection.

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The explosive human population growth as...

Question 19

As towns and cities began to compete for increasingly limited resources:

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A)  organized warfare developed.
B)  cooperation among neighbors developed.
C)  agriculture increased as well.
D)  violence decreased.

Question 20

In the American Midwest, native seed crops goosefoot, sumpweed, and sunflowers were farmed about:

Accepted Answer

A)  11,500 yBP.
B)  8,000 yBP.
C)  6,000-1,000 yBP.
D)  10,500 yBP.

Exam 13: Our Last 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, and Biology

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Based on the archaeological record from various areas, the initial effect of agriculture on height was that height:

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Discuss how the process of globalization affects human biocultural variation today.

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The frequent occurrence of agriculture around the world was accompanied by two phenomena:

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The archaeological record suggests that farming began in southeastern Turkey by:

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Common types of plants exist mostly in areas of the world with temperate climates and they include a range of crops and their wild ancestors such as:

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The last 10,000 years is called the:

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An oval cross section of an adult femur suggests that the individual:

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Two-thirds of calorie intake comes from the key cereal grains domesticated in the earlier Holocene, especially:

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One of the most important adaptive transitions in hominin evolution is:

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As towns and cities began to compete for increasingly limited resources:

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During your lab you are asked to identify the pathological feature of spongy bone invading the eye socket that occurs in the interior upper surface of the eye sockets; you diagnose the condition as:

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A symptom of anemia where spongy bone invades the eye sockets is called:

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What form of subsistence pattern is found in the Neolithic period? Name three geographic regions where Neolithic lifeways appeared independently.

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In the American Midwest, native seed crops goosefoot, sumpweed, and sunflowers were farmed about:

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Domestication of plants and animals led to stable food supplies during the Holocene; however, it also resulted in significant environmental and health problems.Discuss these problems in terms of natural selection.

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Extreme anemia can lead to:

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The adoption of agriculture resulted in the development and spread of:

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Parasitic infections are a primary cause of _______ in many regions of the globe.

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