Anthropology240Quiz2

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Anthropology 240 Quiz 2 Q1.) Let us imagine that we have a flowering plant with the genotype of Ff and FF, where Ff is yellow dominant with a green recessive and FF is dominant yellow with a dominant yellow. In this scenario, what is the most likely genotype of the child? Here is a Punnett Square to help you Answer: There is no question that the plant will be dominant yellow, FF or Ff as each box of the Punnett square would have the dominant yellow present Q2.) Lamarckism, that is the "Theory of Acquired Characteristics" means.. Answer: Organisms change and adapt to their environments Q3.) The reason anecdotal evidence is useless scientifically is because... Answer: People can be paid to say what they are saying- think advertisements where famous people are paid to say things or "studies" that are backed by specific corporations [and] Anecdotal evidence is based upon one person's experience not on experimental data [and] Anecdotal evidence is not falsifiable- meaning it does has the possibility of being proven wrong by scientific testing and more data

Q4.) The practice or science of collecting and analyzing numerical data in large quantities, especially for the purpose of inferring to the whole from those in a representative sample is called .... Answer: Statistics Q5.) What do we mean when we say something has a Statistically Significant Result? Answer: A result that is very unlikely to be due to chance or random differences between the experimental and control samples. It likely represents a true difference. Q6.) Probability is the extent to which something is probable or likely to occur. Answer: True Q7.) The theory that Charles Lyell posited was called --------and meant---------- Answer: Uniformitarianism and it meant that the forces that affect our geological structures on Earth are the same forces that were present in the past. Q8.) Humans are at the "top" of the evolutionary pyramid Answer: False Q9.) Humans evolved from .... Answer: An ancestor named Homo erectus Q10.) One of the things that convinced Darwin when he was traveling with the HMS Beagle that species adapt to their environments was ... Answer: How the Sea Tortoise shell shapes on the islands could predict which island they came from [and] How crazy creatures like Platypus existed (they

have duck bills, four legs and a fur) [and] Mockingbirds that were allied to Chile but had differing bill shapes depending upon the island they were on Q11.) The Inheritance of Traits theory means... Answer: It means that traits are passed from parent to offspring according to the rules of Mendelian genetics. Traits are not strictly determined by genes only, but rather are influenced by both genes and environment. Q12.) When we say a Phenotypic trait we mean.. Answer: A trait that is visible in our physical makeup or is displayed genetically; an obvious, observable, and measurable trait Q13.) We need to be careful with anything we see on the internet because anyone can post anything and it is not scientifically vetted in general Answer: True Q14.) A P-Value in statistics is .... Answer: A Probability Value- that is the likelihood something is occurring not due to chance Q15.) Mendel's Law of Segregation says... Answer: It states that the two alleles of a single trait will separate randomly, meaning that there is a 50% either allele will end up in either gamete. This has to do with 1 gene Q16.) The News media generally only highlights stories that seem newsworthy Answer: True

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