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158925722Anthropologythe holistic study of the human species, its past, present, its biology, its culture, its language
158925723Biological Anthropologyan interdisciplinary and historical science
158925724Evolutiona theory, "change over time"
158925725European World Viewa world in stasis, fixity of species, Great Chain of Being, no notion of Deep Time
159258122Great Chain of Beinga way to explain where every living thing fit into the ladder of relationships with everything else
159258123Deep Timethe essential concept donated by geology that stated that the earth was old enough for biological evolution to be a possibility
159258124Fixity of Speciesthe idea that living things are as God initially created them, and that they never changed i
158925726James Ussherwanted to know the age of the earth; October 23, 4004 BC
158925727Count BuffonUniformitarianism and deeper time
158925728James HuttonUniformitarianism
158925729Charles LyellEarth evolves by uniform processes; geologist
158925730John Rayconcept of species and genus
158925731Carolus Linnaeusfirst taxonomy of plants and animals by physical appearance
158925732Catastophismfossil evidence indicate multiple extinctions and multiple catastrophies
159258125Uniformitarianismgradual forces shaped the planet which are still at work today
158925733Jean Baptiste LamarkInhertitance of Acquired Characteristics-interaction between organisms and their environment, changes in trait are inherited (giraffe scenario)
158925734Thomas Malthusmost living things produce more offspring than can be expected to survive; competition for food and resources
158925735Darwin's Postulates1) There is the a "struggle for existence" b/c a population grows faster than its food supply 2) There is differential success to survive and reproduce 3) Variation in a population is present and is heritable
158925736Natural SelectionAKA: Differential Survival and Reproduction; when the environment changes, organisms that have characteristics that enable them to survive will do so and reproduce offspring with the same characteristics
158925737Darwin vs LamarkLamark: requires variation to arise when needed Darwin: variation already exists and nature selects those with advantageous characteristics according to their environment
158925738Old ideas of inheritenceblending of parents' traits, traits in blood, examples in breeding
158925739Gregor MendelFather of Genetics
158925740Pea Plantsinheritance
158925741Law of Segregationtraits are inherited as discrete units; frequent units=dominant, less frequent units=recessive
158925742Genescodes for a particular trait
158925743Allelesa pair of genes
158925744Genotypecombination of alleles
158925745Homozygoussame alleles
158925746Heterozygousdifferent alleles
158925747Phenotypephysical expression of trait
158925748Polygenetic Inheritancetwo or more genes work together to effect a single pheotypic trait (eg. skin color); strongly affected by the environment in which they develop
158925749Chromosomeswhere genes are located; humans :46 , 23 pairs
159258126Gametessex cells; where significant evolutionary changes occur
159258127PopulationA group of individuals that can and do interbreed
159258128EvolutionA challenge in allele frequency from one generation to the next
159258129Fitnessan individual's reproductive success
159258130Hardy-Weinberg Equilibriumassumes no gene flow, mutation, genetic drift, or natural selection
159258131Homologiestraits which are similar in form in two species due to common ancestry
159258132AnalogiesSimilarities between organisms based only on common function with no regard to common evolutionary descent. Structures look/act alike because they exploit the same opportunities, like wings and flight.
159258133Punctuated EquilibriumThe idea that long periods of stasis are followed by short periods of rapid evolutionary change
159258134Bergman's Ruleorganisms in cold climates tend to have stockier bodies
159258135Allen's RuleStipulates that in warmer climates, the limbs of the body are longer relative to body size to dissipate body heat
159258136Law of SegregationMendel; "particles" were separated into gametes that joined together during recombination, generating continuing variation
159258137Modern Synthesiscombination between Natural Selection and Mendelian genetics
159258138PTCinability to taste is b/c it's a homozygous recessive genotype
159258139Human taxonomyanimalia-Primates-Hominidae-Homo-sapiens
159258140Genetic driftrandom fluctuations of gene frequencies
159258141Gene flowexchange of genes between populations, keeping them similar
159258142Mutationintroduce new traits into a population
159258143Founder effectthe random changes that occur when a small group splits off from a large population
159258144Fissionthe splitting of one population into two
159258145In a population of pea plants there are 10,000 individuals; 7,000 have genotype TT, 2000-Tt, 1000-tt. The tall trait is dominant. Compute the genotype, phenotype, and allele frequencies for the initial populationGenotype frequencies: TT=.7, Tt=.2, tt=.1 Phenotype frequencies: Tall/medium=.9, short= .1 Allele frequencies: T=.8, t=.2
159258146In a population of pea plants there are 10,000 individuals; 7,000 have genotype TT, 2000-Tt, 1000-tt. The tall trait is dominant. Compute the expected frequencies of the 3 genotypes and phenotypesGenotype frequencies: TT=.25, Tt=.5, tt=.25 Phenotype frequencies: Tall/medium=.75, short=.25
159258147In a cross breeding of pure breeding tall pea plants (TT) with pure breeding short plants (tt) in which the alleles are co-dominant. What are the genotyp and phenotype frequencies in the F1 generationGenotypes(TT=0, Tt=100%, tt=0), Phenotypes (Tall/medium=100%, short=0)
159258148In a cross breeding of pure breeding tall pea plants (TT) with pure breeding short plants (tt) in which the alleles are co-dominant. What are the genotype and phenotype frequencies in the F2 generation. F1: Genotypes(TT=0, Tt=100%, tt=0), Phenotypes (Tall/medium=100%, short=0)Genotypes: TT=.25, Tt=.5, tt=.25 Phenotypes: Tall= .25, medium=.5, short=.25
159258149http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/webanatomy/skeletons_skulls/skull_lateral_3.jpeg Identify #3, #3 hole under skull, #6 lower part thoughoccipital lobe, foramen magnum, mandible
159258150http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/upload/a2079613.jpg Identify E, G, Lsacrum, Innominate, pubic symphisis
159258151http://anatomycorner.com/main/wp-content/images/ulna_unlabeled.jpg Identify bone and following parts:coronoid process, semilunar notch, olecranon, styloid process
160113619Single-Male/Multi-Female Societyrelated females, sub-adult males don't reproduce, considerable sexual dimorphism, eg. Gorillas
160113620Multi-Male/Multi-Female Societydominancy hierarchy amongst males, several males reproduce, some sexual dimorphism, eg. Baboons
160113621Monogamous Pairs Societysingle male/single female, least common among primates, minimal sexual dimorphism, not found among great apes
160113622Polyandry Societyone female/2 males, males are usual brothers, fairly rare, minimal sexual dimorphism, some new world monkeys
160113623Solitary Societyquite rare, eg. orangutans
160113624Arboreal Hypothesisagility and grasping, vison (stereoscopic vision and color), big brain
160113625Visual Predation HypothesisPrimates' adaptations suited for seeing and preying on small animals in branches; requires visual acuity and grasping hands
163139108PlatyrrhinesNew World Monkeys, almost exclusively arboreal
163139109CatarrhinesOld World Monkeys, Apes, Humans
163139110Subfamilies of OWMColobines: colubus monkeys, langurs (infanticide) Cercopiths: very diverse, macaques and vervets
163139111Baboonsdiverse, omnivorous, multi-male/female, *adapted to same environment as our ancestors*, terrestrial, sexually dimorphic
163139112Apes/Hominoidslarger body size, no tail, shortened trunk, suspensory locomotion, complex behavior and cognitive abilities, increased period of infant development
163139113Families of Apes/HominoidsHylobatidae: Gibbons and Siamangs Pongidae: orangutan, gorilla, chimps, bonobos Hominidae: genus Homo
163139114Gibbons and Siamangsbrachiation (long arms, permanently curved fingers, short thumbs), monogamous pairs, little sexual dimorphism
163139115Orangutanssolitary, females+young=stability, very sexually dimorphic
163139116Gorillassingle male-multi female, sexually dimorphic
163139117Chimpanzeesless sexually dimorphic-ratio close to humans
163139118Ranklearned behavior, infants observe mothers
163139119Mother-Infant Relationtype of relationship that is the core grouping
163139120ArborealType of Social Behavior: includes Gibbons, NWM; smaller groups, territorial between groups, little in-group aggression
163139121Social Behavior-TerrestrialBaboons; larger groups and territory, less aggression between groups, more in-group aggression
163139122Eugene Deboisinterested in finding fossil human ancestors; Java, Indonesia: Pithecanthropus erectus
163139123Problems with P. erectus1) It was believed that a large brain size was a characteristic of our ancestors 2) Europeans believed that we must have originated in Europe
163139124Piltdown ManDarwin, fit preconceptions (intelligent, found in Europe), modern-looking cranium and ape-like jaws--> actually a fraud (modern human skull, orangutan jaw)
163139125Raymond Dartfound Australopithecus africanus-Taung Child (S. Africa), teeth not apelike (no diastema), foramen magnum underneath
163139126Importance of Skulls1) evidence of bipedalism (foramen magnum) 2)evidence for diet 3) evidence of brain size 4) similarities btw apes and humans
163139127Sahelanthropus tchadensisblends apelike and human characteristics, 6-7mya, early development of bipedalism
163139128Orrorin tugensis"orignial man", NW Kenya
163139129Ardipithecus kadabbaEthiopia; mandible, teeth, hand, and foot bones; toe=bipedialism
163139130Ardipithecus ramidusEthiopia; skull=foramen magnum; grasping big toe= upright walker; limb proportions more monkey
163139131Australopithecinesbipedal, brain slightly larger than chimps, size reduction of front teeth, size increase of molars
163139132Australopithecus anamensisKenya; diastema, thicker enamel, small front teeth, bipeds, leg bones+hallux=bipedalism
163139133Australopithecus afarensisEthiopia, Tanzania; Lucy; gorilla>canine teeth>modern human; massive jaw+flaring cheek bones=ate hard fibrous food; brain slightly larger than chimp; funnel shaped rib cage; Laetoli footprints=bipedal; children had slow maturation rates
163139134Kenyanthropus platyopsflat faced from Kenya
163330559Benefits of Bipedalismsafer scavenging, carrying things (efficiency), thermal regulation
163330560Australopithecus africanusRaymond Dart, Taung Child; sexually dimorphic; "gracile"
163330561The common ancestor had these characteristics...vocal communication, complex social interactions, expressive faces, tactical deception, manipulated objects, slept in arboreal nests
163330562USOsavailable in all seasons in woodlands, useful food source, hard to get, tooth wear-->thicker enamel
163330563Paranthropusheavy build, massive face, sagittal crest, slightly larger brain than Australopithecus
163330564Paranthropus aethiopicussmall brain, 2.5mya (Paranthropus), ancestor to specialized hominines?, coarse diet
163330565P. boisei"Hyperrobust", Kenya, Tanzania, sexually dimorphic
163330566Olduwanvery old form of stone tool, suggests good planning and understanding of stones, associated with Homo habilis
163330567Percussion Flakingstriking one stone with another to break pieces off
163330568Corepiece of rock from which flakes are removed
163330569Flakepieces removed from core
163330570Hammerstonestone used to strike the core and remove flakes
163330571Australopithecus garhiearly human that had first flaked stone tools
163330572Lokalalei (Kenya)site where several flakes were found that were reconstructed
164007049Where Homo habilis lived (Old story)lived in Africa
164007050Where Homo erectus lived (old story)lived in Africa
164007051Where Homo sapiens lived (old story)lived in Africa
164007052Where Homo ergaster lived (new story)lived in Africa
164007053Where Homo erectus lived (new story)lived in Asia
164007054Where Homo heidelbergensis lived (new story)lived in Europe
164007055Evidence of huntingtrampled herds, clubs/stone weapons, mass killing sites, butchering marks on bone
164007056Acheuleanthinner tools, straighter edges, more complex stone tools, associated with H. erectus

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