Q&A Hero

Q: What is the role of reconciliation among primates? Consider humans as part of your response.

Q: __________ are the openly homosexual people who speak out on the issue of gay, lesbian, and bisexual rights. A) Lesbians and gays in the military B) Closeted activists C) Gay activists D) Secret gays

Q: Although bonobos and chimpanzees share many behavioral characteristics, there are also distinctions. Discuss some of the differences between these groups.

Q: Bill lives in a(n) __________ where over four out of every ten of his neighbors is in poverty. A) project B) extreme-poverty neighborhood C) inner-city D) suburb

Q: The United States supports the very conditions that perpetuate poverty in the developing world.

Q: Discuss the trajectory of anatomical changes that developed in the primate order from its earliest beginnings until today.

Q: What is "evolutionary theory"? Consider the contributions of Darwin and Mendel in your answer.

Q: Describe how evolution occurs through adaptation. Give examples

Q: Regardless of whether you use level of education, annual income, or total family wealth, it is inescapable that __________ is a significant determinate of health in the United States. A) race B) social class C) gender D) political affiliation

Q: How do anthropologists define race?

Q: When an economic system is based on ownership of the means of production by the people for their collective benefit it is classified as a __________ system. A) capitalist B) socialist C) democratic socialist D) corporatist

Q: Compare and contrast the multiregional hypothesis and the recent African origins hypothesis.

Q: __________ are those who conceal their sexual orientation to avoid stigmatization, harassment, and discrimination. A) Closeted gays B) Gay activists C) AIDS activists D) The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Q: What is pressure flaking?

Q: The census generally __________. A) overestimates the number of poor B) underestimates the number of poor C) overcounts illegal immigrants D) overcounts the homeless

Q: According to Bill Gates, the market drives scientists, thinkers, and governments to develop drugs to combat preventable diseases in developing nations.

Q: What is the Mousterian tool tradition, and with which species is it associated?

Q: Describe the cultural characteristics of Neanderthals.

Q: Tuberculosis is an example of __________, which is especially found among the poor. A) a communicable disease B) cancer C) a vision problem D) heart disease

Q: Name four advantages that Homo erectus had as a result of using fire.

Q: When an economic system is based on private ownership of property and guided by the seeking of maximum profits it is classified as a __________ system. A) capitalist B) socialist C) democratic socialist D) corporatist

Q: What percent of Fortune 500 companies offer benefits to the partners of gay employees? A) 0 B) under 10 C) 25% D) over 50

Q: What is evolutionary medicine, and what can it contribute to our understanding of human health today?

Q: Which of the following are critiques of the government poverty measure? A) It varies from region to region B) It does not keep up with inflation. C) Housing costs take up less of the family budget than food. D) It has never changed.

Q: According to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, if food was evenly distributed, there would still not be enough food to provide the world's population with an adequate daily diet.

Q: What occurred with humans during the Lower Paleolithic?

Q: What type of evidence is needed for a hominoid fossil to be classified as part of the human evolutionary line?

Q: That __________ is one reason why the poor receive inferior service from the healthcare community. A) they are often served by understaffed clinics and hospitals B) there are more hospitals in poor areas C) they tend to have more access to healthcare D) overt discrimination has ended

Q: Compare and contrast the sexual behavior of chimpanzees and bonobos.

Q: Describe the adaptive value of hunting among chimpanzee and bonobo groups. Can you compare either of these to human hunting practices?

Q: Discuss the pros and cons of the legalization of drugs. Do you support this move? Why or why not?

Q: Firing someone simply for being gay is a form of __________. A) the Employment Non-Discrimination Act B) occupational discrimination C) anti-Semitism D) cultural persecution

Q: How do primates use reconciliation within their social groups?

Q: The __________, those whose incomes are at half the poverty line or less, make up over 6 percent of the U.S. population. A) working poor B) old poor C) new poor D) severely poor

Q: Describe two aspects of chimpanzee and bonobo behavior.

Q: What are the primary contributions that Svante Pbo has made to our understanding of humans?

Q: Boys in impoverished nations are excluded from slavery and forced labor.

Q: The ways that privilege in society translates into better healthcare include that the privileged __________. A) are less knowledgeable about positive health habits B) live in urban environments in the crucial first five years of life C) have better access to quality healthcare D) are more motivated to care about their health

Q: The primate order shares many characteristics in vision. Describe two particular visual attributes that we find in primates and not in most mammals.

Q: Discuss the evidence supplied that the drug war is racist. How do you think this came about? How could it be changed? Be specific.

Q: Describe the anatomical characteristics most important in an arboreal primate.

Q: Derek, who is gay, would have faced __________ penalties in the fourteenth century as compared to the penalties gays face today. A) no B) harsher C) more lenient D) the same

Q: The classification of humans was a troubling (and changing) scheme for most scientists. Describe some of the early ways that scientists classified humans and other primates.

Q: People whose incomes are above the poverty threshold but below 125 percent of that threshold are the __________. A) working poor B) near poor C) new poor D) old poor

Q: What is a genome?

Q: Children are disproportionately the victims of chronic malnutrition.

Q: Compare and contrast evolution and adaptation as processes.

Q: What is adaptation?

Q: Race is a significant determinant of __________. A) life expectancy B) weight loss motivation C) a desire to be healthy D) physical disability

Q: In biology, a race is a subspecies.

Q: What pressures people to use drugs? Which set of pressures do you think will be harder to change?

Q: Some people cannot get themselves to think of homosexuals as equal to heterosexuals. In a social hierarchy, they place homosexuals at or near the bottom. These people exhibit __________. A) a mental disorder B) homophobia C) compulsory heteronormativity D) anti-Semitism

Q: The molecular evidence of the multiregional hypothesis has been heavily criticized by paleoanthropologists today.

Q: People who work but are still below the poverty line are the __________ poor. A) working B) near C) new D) old

Q: The Upper Paleolithic still continues today.

Q: There are currently 27 million slaves in the world today.

Q: Mousterian tools are far more complex, larger, and sturdier than those of earlier traditions.

Q: When the uninsured go to a doctor, they pay __________ for services than the more well-to-do insured patients; the uninsured are also __________ likely to receive inferior service. A) more; more B) more; less C) less; more D) less; less

Q: Neanderthal fossils have characteristics that are similar to both H. erectus and H. sapiens.

Q: Without controlled use of fire, it is unlikely that early humans could have migrated to most areas of Europe.

Q: Discuss the relationship between social class and drug use in the United States. How does this impact drug laws and drug policy?

Q: Homo sapiens was the first human species to migrate out of Africa.

Q: Why would a homosexual hide his/her sexual orientation on the job? A) One can still be fired for being gay. B) Employers expect more work for less pay from gay employees. C) Affirmative action legislation forces them to hide their orientation. D) There may be fear of an unwarranted promotion.

Q: Human health has declined with the advent of settlements and a sedentary lifestyle.

Q: The __________ is an arbitrary line computed by multiplying the cost of a basic nutritionally adequate diet by three. A) official poverty line B) feminization of poverty C) working poor D) regressive tax

Q: Homo habilis begins to show up in the fossil record around 2.5 million years before present.

Q: The number of people on this planet constitutes a potential future calamity.

Q: Genetic and biochemical studies confirm that the African apes are our closest living relatives.

Q: A serious problem associated with Medicaid is that __________. A) many physicians refuse to treat Medicaid patients B) many physicians recruit Medicaid patients who are not even sick C) Medicaid patients use a greater than proportional share of the healthcare system D) it is underused and not known about by the people who need it

Q: Discuss how drugs have historically been treated and how and why that treatment has changed. Use historical and contemporary examples to show how this still happens.

Q: A type of rape has been observed among bonobos.

Q: Homophobia shares the same ideological roots with other forms of prejudice including __________. A) racism B) ableism C) dysfunctionalism D) sexism

Q: Among certain primates, reconciliation is purely instinctual.

Q: A standard of living below the minimum needed for the maintenance of adequate diet, health, and shelter, known as __________, is a significant social problem even in wealthy countries. A) old poor B) new poor C) working poor D) poverty

Q: The birth rates in countries dominated by Catholic (like Italy) or Muslim (like Iran) religious doctrines are universally higher than in non-religious countries.

Q: Jane Goodall is best known for her conservation work among the mountain gorillas in Rwanda.

Q: Among chimpanzees, it is common for alpha males to defer to females during feeding and social interactions.

Q: Arboreal primates have an acute sense of touch.

Q: Women are less likely to have health insurance because __________. A) they do not suffer from the severe health issues that characterize their male counterparts B) they are more likely employed in part-time jobs that do not provide health insurance C) they are more likely to risk unnecessary surgery for cosmetic reasons D) their husbands and partners prohibit them from having health insurance

Q: The evolutionary trend for primate dentition has been toward a reduction in the number and size of teeth.