Physical Anthropology Study Guide
Midterm I
Anthropology
Three main goals
Borrows from which disciplines?
Theme
Methodology
Four subdisciplines and specialties within each
subdiscipline
Why study?
Misunderstandings
regarding science
Steps
in the scientific method
Application
of scientific thinking to anthropological problems
Anthropocentricity
Spontaneous
generation
Fixity
of Species
Great
Chain of Being
4004
B.C. and James Ussher
John
Ray
Carolus
Linnaeus-binomial nomenclature
Comte
de Buffon
Jean-Baptiste
Lamarck- Inheritance of acquired characteristics
Charles
Lyell- Uniformitarianism
Thomas
Malthus
Charles
Darwin- His hypotheses
Alfred
Russel Wallace
Continuous
and Discontinuous traits
Point
mutation
Alleles
Gametes/somatic
cells
Gregor
Mendel
Mendelian
Genetics handout
Punnett
Square
ABO
system in blood types/ human eye color are examples of?
Human
earlobe example
Modern
Synthesis of Evolutionary theory
Change
in allele frequencies means?
Micro.
vs. Macroevolutionary changes
Four
factors that produce alterations in allele frequency/genetic variation
Taxonomic
Classification
Differences
discussed between reptiles and mammals
Mammalian
characteristics/behavior
Primate
characteristics
Arboreal
insect predation
Arboreal
habitat
Ecological
niche
Scala
naturae
Primate
eye/teeth handout
Dental
formula
Major
groups of living primates (taxonomy and characteristics for each)
Differences
between Old World and New World Monkeys handout
Evolutionary
ecology
Bushmeat
trade
Primate
social groups
Dominance
Hierarchies
Forms
of communication
Mothers
and infants
Closed
system of communication
Vervet
monkeys
Open
system of communication
Koko
Kanzi/Sherman
and Austin
Tool
use
Aggression
Altruism
Cooperation
Biological
continuum
Question(s)
from the videos shown in class
The midterm will cover chapters 1-8
Note: Overview chapter 3 (you will only be held
responsible for information I told you in class).
There will be 50 multiple-choice
questions. Please bring a scantron and
a number two pencil to class.