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IM1-13 5. If you rejected the hypothesis, how would you refine and rewrite your hypothesis to account for your findings and begin again? SCENARIO D: PALEOANTHROPOLOGY 1. Generate a hypothesis about what causes the observed phenomena in this scenario (the […]

LABORATORY MANUAL AND WORKBOOK FOR BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL Lab 1: Biological Anthropology and the Scientific Method ANSWERS TO LAB 1 CONCEPT REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. Context and comparison are the two fundamental ideas used in anthropology. 2. C. Biological anthropology […]

3. Lorises D. are nocturnal (they do not rely heavily on their vision, have large bodies, or eat a diet of mostly leaves). IM10-1 4. Madagascar is the only place where you can find lemurs in the wild. insects; being […]

4. Primates tend to form small groups when food is sparsely distributed. her offspring in a territory separate from those of other females and overlapping with that of an adult male, but who hardly ever spends time together with other […]

1. A. Insectivorous is the diet type of a primate that has molars with pointy cusps and a simple digestive system (not gummivorous, frugivorous, or folivorous). 3. C. Folivorous is the diet type of a primate that has molars with […]

bilophodont molars and a frugivorous diet, and had some adaptations for terrestrial quadrupedalism (not Aegyptopithecus, Khoratpithecus, or Dryopithecus). 6. C. Apes are the closest living primate group to the fossil genus Proconsul, which lived in Africa around 20 mya, had […]

numerous other apes and monkeys, particularly chimpanzees and capuchin monkeys [Note: See Lab 11 for more information and note that students may also mention tool use in other animals, such as sea otters and certain birds.] 4. A. Anteriorly at […]

IM15-1 LABORATORY MANUAL AND WORKBOOK FOR BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL Lab 15: The Australopiths and Early Members of the Genus Homo Cladogram of Australopiths and the Homo Genus. This cladogram shows the possible relationships among the species discussed in Lab […]

IM16-1 LABORATORY MANUAL AND WORKBOOK FOR BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL Lab 16: Later Members of the Genus Homo ANSWERS TO LAB 16 CONCEPT REVIEW QUESTIONS Cladogram of the Homo Genus. This cladogram shows the possible relationships among the species discussed […]

IM2-1 LABORATORY MANUAL & WORKBOOK FOR BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL Lab 2: Genetics ANSWERS TO LAB 2 CONCEPT REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. Difference: Prokaryote cells lack a nucleus, and are often one-celled organisms; 2. D. Mitochondria produce energy for the cell […]

IM2-13 Exercise 9: Principles of Making Proteins (15 to 20 minutes) In this exercise, students experience the often-used analogy that protein synthesis is like copying and reading letters to form sentences. The activity is set up as a jigsaw-style task, […]

height, pea shape, pea color, pod shape, and pod color. 2. Genotype is defined as the alleles (genetic material) carried by an individual. 3. Phenotype is the physical expression of the alleles carried by an individual. effect of the recessive […]

IM4-12 3. How many recessive alleles are present in this explorer population? 0 4. How many dominant alleles are present in this explorer population? 20 STEP 4: Create the descendant population. Descendant population (specific order of pairs will vary, but […]

IM4-1 LABORATORY MANUAL AND WORKBOOK FOR BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL Lab 4: Forces of Evolution ANSWERS TO LAB 4 CONCEPT REVIEW QUESTIONS 2. B. Evolution occurs in traits (not at the level of the individual, in a single generation, or […]

3. C. 1/3 (approximately) of bone tissue is made of organic components (not 2/3, which is inorganic; 1/4; or all of it). 5. D. Osteoclast is the type of bone cell responsible for removing bone (not osteodon, osteocyte, or osteoblast; […]

4. D. Thoracic vertebra is a bone that articulates with the ribs (not sacrum, lumbar, or cervical vertebra). 10. B. The ankle is the area of the body where tarsals are found (not the upper back/thoracic vertebrae, knee, or wrist/carpals). […]

contexts. A bioarchaeologist studies people from the past through the examination of their bones and attempts to reconstruct life histories. 2. Forensic anthropology is the branch of biological anthropology that applies knowledge and methods of skeletal analysis to assist in […]

7. Lactose is a sugar found in milk. Lactase is an enzyme required in order to properly digest the lactose in milk. 1. B. Central Africa is home to people with the darkest skin colors (not East Asia, 2. A. […]

IM9-1 follows: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species 2. C. Living offspring that are capable of reproduction are considered “viable offspring” under the biological species concept. 3. D. Location, time period, and physical traits are all used when classifying […]