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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A The Inuit have a similar body build to Neandertals, with stocky bodies and shorter legs.
B The Inuit are so well-adapted to the cold that they wear little clothing.
C The Inuit are a cold-weather adapted population
D The Inuit have a body build similar to many tropical peoples
E The Inuit are a cold-weather adapted population , The Inuit have a body build similar to many tropical peoples, The Inuit have a similar body build to Neandertals, with stocky bodies and shorter legs.
Question #2
A Climatic
B polymorphic
C hereditarian
D polytypic
E influenced by culture
Question #3
A Show that Europeans and Africans are easily distinguishable, but Asians are hard to classify
B easily sorted into 3 or 4 major groups
C show continuous clinal variation across space
D correspond to the major continents
Question #4
A gradual variation in genetic traits across geographic regions
B subtle variations in skin color among racial groups
C the genetically determined ability to sing on key
D Genetic variation with the Cline family lineage.
Question #5
A The transparency or thickness of the skin.
B the pigments carotene and melanin.
C Reflected color from the blood vessels… And The foods that you eat….and The transparency or thickness of the skin. …and
D Reflected color from the blood vessels.
E The foods that you eat.
Question #6
A applied to endogamous breeding populations
B culturally arbitrary, even though most people assume them to be based on biology
C based on DNA testing
D based on genealogical records
Question #7
A always debilitating
B the result of genetic experiments gone awry.
C a genetic adaption to the malarial parasite
D present in all people of West African descent.
Question #8
A are culturally biased
B Are a reliable indicator of genetic differences in intelligence
C show no significant differences in intelligence among human populations
D can discriminate between genetic and cultural factors in native intelligence
Question #9
A a recessive allele
B due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
C universally present in all human groups
D determined purely by genetic traits
Question #10
A a biological classification based on the presence or absence of specific genetic traits
B a clearly defined biological breeding population
C a social classification that is often assumed to have a biological basis
D a group of people defined statistically by clusters of linked genetic traits
E the product of natural selection occurring over thousands of years