Essentials of Physical Anthropology, 10th Edition by Jurmain, Kilgore, Trevathan; Bartelink Test Bank

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Test Bank for Essentials of Physical Anthropology, 10th Edition, 10e by Robert Jurmain, Lynn Kilgore, Wenda Trevathan, Eric Bartelink TEST BANK ISBN-13: 9781337417488 Full chapters included Ch ... 1: Introduction to Physical Anthropology The Human Connection Biocultural Evolution What is Anthropology? Physical Anthropology and the Scientific Method The Anthropological Perspective Summary of Main Topics Critical Thinking Questions Ch 2: The Development of Evolutionary Theory A Brief History of Evolutionary Thought Natural Selection Constraints on Nineteenth-Century Evolutionary Theory Opposition to Evolution Today Summary of Main Topics Critical Thinking Questions Ch 3: The Biological Basis of Life Cells From DNA to Protein What is a Gene? Regulatory Genes Cell Division New Frontiers Summary of Main Topics Critical Thinking Questions Ch 4: Heredity and Evolution The Genetic Principles Discovered by Mendel Mendelian Inheritance in Humans Polygenic Inheritance Genetic and Environmental Factors Mitochondrial Inheritance Modern Evolutionary Theory Factors That Produce and Redistribute Variation Natural Selection is Directional and Acts on Variation Review of Genetics and Evolutionary Factors Summary of Main Topics Critical Thinking Questions Ch 5: Processes of Macroevolution How We Connect: Discovering the Human Place in the Organic World Constructing Classifications and Interpreting Evolutionary Relationships Definition of Species What are Fossils and How Do They Form? Vertebrate Evolutionary History: A Brief Summary Processes of Macroevolution Summary of Main Topics Critical Thinking Questions Ch 6: An Overview of the Primates Primate Characteristics Primate Adaptations Primate Classification A Survey of the Living Primates Endangered Primates Summary of Main Topics Critical Thinking Questions Ch 7: Primate Behavior The Evolution of Behavior Why Be Social? Primate Social Strategies Reproduction and Reproductive Behaviors Primate Cultural Behavior Language The Primate Continuum Summary of Main Topics Critical Thinking Questions Ch 8: Primate and Hominin Origins Early Primate Evolution Understanding the Human Connection to Other Primates: Biocultural Evolution Discovering Human Evolution: The Science of Paleoanthropology Understanding Our Direct Evolutionary Connections: What’s a Hominin? Walking the Walk: The Bipedal Adaptation Digging for Connections: Early Hominins from Africa Closer Connections: Early Homo (2+-1.4 mya) Interpretations: What Does It All Mean? Summary of Main Topics Critical Thinking Questions Ch 9: The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries A New Kind of Hominin The Morphology of Homo Erectus The Geographical Range of Homo Erectus Technological Trends during the Time of Homo Erectus Seeing the Connections: Interpretations of Homo Erectus Summary of Main Topics Critical Thinking Questions Ch 10: Premodern Humans When, Where, and What Premodern Humans of the Middle Pleistocene Middle Pleistocene Culture Neandertals: Premodern Humans of the Late Pleistocene Culture of Neandertals Molecular Connections: The Genetic Evidence Seeing Close Human Connections: Understanding Premodern Humans Summary of Main Topics Critical Thinking Questions Ch 11: The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans Approaches to Understanding Modern Human Origins The Earliest Discoveries of Modern Humans Something New and Different: The "Little People" Technology and Art in the Upper Paleolithic Summary of Main Topics Critical Thinking Questions Ch 12: Human Variation and Adaptation Historical Views of Human Variation The Concept of Race Contemporary Interpretations of Human Variation Human Biocultural Evolution Population Genetics The Adaptive Significance of Human Variation Infectious Disease Summary of Main Topics Critical Thinking Questions Ch 13: Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Life Course Evolved Biology and Contemporary Lifestyles-Is there a Mismatch? Biocultural Evolution and the Life Course Diet and Nutrition through the Life Course Life History Theory and the Human Life Course Aging and Longevity Are We Still Evolving? Summary of Main Topics Critical Thinking Questions Ch 14: The Human Disconnection Human Impact on the Planet and on Other Life-Forms Global Climate Change Impact on Biodiversity Acceleration of Evolutionary Processes Looking for Solutions Is There Any Good News? Summary of Main Topics Critical Thinking Questions Appendix A: Atlas of Primate Skeletal Anatomy Appendix B: Summary of Early Hominin Fossil Finds from Africa Appendix C: Population Genetics Appendix D: Sexing and Aging the Skeleton Glossary Bibliography [Show More]

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