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Most Anthropology 201 exams are cumulative with greater emphasis on the last section of the course. This quiz includes some questions from the first two sections, but it is highly recommended practice using Midterm I and Midterm II quizzes for materials from the past. If your final exam is not cumulative, please ignore questions that do not apply to your exam. Some questions may have explanations on where and what section of the textbook is used for the question.
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Anthropology 201 (ANTH 201-UCAL) Final Exam
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Question 1 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 2 |
A | Isotopic oxygen 18 |
B | Hydrogen |
C | Nitrogen |
D | Carbon |
E | Isotopic oxygen 16 |
Question 3 |
A | the geological forces that influenced the world long time ago continue to influence the world today. |
B | sudden changes to the environment can result in extinction of some species and repopulation by completely a new one |
C | the world was created 6,000 years ago. |
D | even though species can change, they all have a common ancestor. |
Question 4 |
A | 3.5 billion years ago |
B | 135 million years ago |
C | 4.3 billion years ago |
D | 225 million years ago |
E | 65 million years ago |
Question 5 |
A | They are cheek bones. |
B | They are tail bones that connect the rest of the tail to the skeleton. |
C | They are knuckles sued for walking on land. |
D | They are bone like structures that provide strength to tails of arboreal animals. |
Question 6 |
A | Cercopithecoidea |
B | Cercopithecinae |
C | Cebidae |
D | Hominoidea |
Question 7 |
A | Infant parking. |
B | Decreased care of infants by fathers. |
C | Sexual monomorphism |
D | Giving birth to twins. |
Question 8 |
A | all green pea plants in the F1 generation. |
B | 3/4 yellow and 1/4 green plants in the F2 generation. |
C | 3/4 green pea plants and 1/4 yellow pea plants in the F1 generation. |
D | all green yellow pea plants in the F2 generation. |
Question 9 |
A | environmental selection. |
B | directional selection. |
C | stabilizing selection. |
D | disruptive selection. |
Question 10 |
A | Dual sex bias |
B | Female bias |
C | Male bias |
D | All of the answers are incorrect. |
Question 11 |
A | The sex that disperses at sexual maturity. |
B | The sex that is recessive. |
C | The sex that is dominant. |
D | The sex that stays in the natal group their entire lives. |
Question 12 |
A | During Miocene epoch. |
B | During Eocene epoch. |
C | During Paleocene epoch. |
D | During Pleistocene epoch. |
E | During Oligocene epoch. |
Question 13 |
A | speciation. |
B | no idea |
C | increased competition. |
D | new habitat development. |
E | new traits being passed on to the next generation. |
Question 14 |
A | Potassium–argon dating |
B | Electron-spin-resonance dating |
C | Carbon-14 dating |
D | Thermoluminescence dating |
Question 15 |
A | Charles Darwin |
B | Georges Cuvier |
C | Jean Baptiste-Lamarck |
D | Charles Lyell |
Question 16 |
A | Very clear and complete record of paleobiological record. |
B | Organic structures are completely destroyed by replacing minerals. |
C | Preservation of complete organisms. |
D | Organic structures are well preserved by the precipitating minerals around it. |
Question 17 |
A | Thermoluminescence |
B | Uranium |
C | Carbon-14 dating |
D | Potassium–argon |
E | Electron-spin-resonance |
Question 18 |
A | Supercontinent |
B | Laurasia |
C | Gondwanaland |
D | Pangaea |
Question 19 |
A | the arboreal theory. |
B | the terminal branch theory. |
C | the visual predation theory. |
D | the angiosperm radiation theory. |
Question 20 |
A | 0.5 A and 0.5 a |
B | 0.65 A and 0.35 a |
C | 0.35 A and 0.65 a |
D | 0.75 A and 0.25 a |
E | 0.25 a and 0.75 A |
Question 21 |
A | Georges Cuvier |
B | Charles Lyell |
C | Jean Baptiste-Lamarck |
D | Charles Darwin |
Question 22 |
A | gene flow |
B | interbreeding |
C | mutation |
D | genetic drift |
Question 23 |
A | Squirrel monkeys |
B | Howler monkeys |
C | Chimpanzees |
D | Jam monkeys |
Question 24 |
A | Group of plants that produce high energy food for primates. |
B | Group of plants with deep complex roots. |
C | Seed-producing plants that also produce flowers. |
D | Seed-producing plants such as pine and fir. |
E | A defective primate sperm that will lead to undesirable offspring. |
Question 25 |
A | Permian |
B | Triassic |
C | Devonian |
D | Cretaceous |
E | Jurassic |
Question 26 |
A | Permian |
B | Ordovician |
C | Triassic |
D | Devonian |
E | Cambrian |
Question 27 |
A | females |
B | males |
C | species |
D | men |
E | individuals |
Question 28 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 29 |
A | Primitive dental formula 1.0.1.0/1.0.0.3, which has been retained in Old World monkeys. |
B | Primitive dental formula 2.1.3.3/1.1.3.3, which has been retained in Old World monkeys. |
C | Primitive dental formula 2.1.3.3/2.1.2.3, which has been retained in Old World monkeys. |
D | Primitive dental formula 1.0.1.0/1.0.0.3, which has been retained in New World monkeys. |
E | Primitive dental formula 2.1.3.3/2.1.2.3, which has been retained in New World monkeys. |
Question 30 |
A | morphological structures change according to use. |
B | acquired characteristics are heritable. |
C | no clue what you are asking here! |
D | the monkeys are the direct ancestors of modern humans. |
Question 31 |
A | It is difficult to explain how they arrived in South America because of the vast oceans that separate landmasses. |
B | Genetically, they are inferior to the Old World monkeys. |
C | None of the answers posted here are correct. |
D | Genetically, they have much less common genes with modern day primates. |
Question 32 |
A | True |
B | False |
C | Neither true nor false because it depends on the population in question. |
Chapter 4 - Speciation and Phylogeny
Question 33 |
A | genetic drift, inheritance, gene mutation |
B | variation, genetic drift, gene mutation |
C | variation, directional selection, disruptive selection |
D | variation, inheritance, over-production |
Question 34 |
A | Bonobo |
B | Orangutan |
C | Gibbons |
D | Chimpanzee |
Question 35 |
A | cladistic systtematics. |
B | natural organization. |
C | the great chain of being. |
D | evangelical taxonomy. |
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