| ANT 111 Physical Anthropology Study Guide for Quiz #1 Chapters covered: Ch. 1, Ch. 2, Ch. 3 (pp. 42-52 in general only, pp. 56-63 excluded), Ch. 4 (pp. 77-83 excluded), Ch. 6, Ch. 7, Ch. 8 (pp. 176-187 in general only) Areas of focus: What is anthropology? Know the 4 kinds (cultural, physical, archaeology, linguistic) Know 3 elements of anthropological perspective (holism, relativism, comparative) + continuity of natural processes Do not worry about all the -ologies in Ch. 1 Know basically what makes a good argument (true premises and valid logic) Know pre-evolutionary concepts: special creation, fixity of species, Great Chain of Being, "argument from design" Have a general idea what each contributed to a scientific study of life: Linnaeus, Buffon, Lamarck, Lyell, Malthus Know the outlines of Darwin's theory of natural selection (will not ask a general question on Darwin, since it was covered in your essay) Know how Lamarck + Lyell + Malthus + natural observations = Darwin's theory Know Mendel's research and "laws" (segregation, independent assortment, dominance) Know generally how DNA "codes" for physical characteristics Know phenotype versus genotype Know population genetics: why does evolution mean populations, not individuals? Be able to define population, gene pool, and gene frequency Know processes in modern synthesis of evolution: mutation + natural selection Know non-Darwinian processes: gene flow, genetic drift, preferential mating Know "punctuated equilibrium" Know meaning of genus and species Know primitive versus derived Know that evolution tends to be non-linear, irreversible, and non-goal-directed Know basic primate physical characteristics (see pp. 121-2) Know that primates and "arboreal adaptation" Know BASIC classification of living primates (prosimians, anthropoids, monkeys, hominoids, apes, hominids, Homo) Have a general knowledge of what characteristics make a primate a prosimian, monkey, ape, or hominid DO NOT worry about scientific names for all the classes and species of primates Know basic primate behavioral characteristics (Ch. 7) Know how primate bodies make primate behavior possible Understand the idea of biocultural evolution Know about primate "culture" and "cognition" Know the difference between a classification and a phylogeny Be aware at the most basic level of the classification of animals and evolutionary history of life before primates (do not worry about specific dates or species names) Know the basics of primate evolution: when did major groups of primates (prosimians, anthropoids, hominoids) first evolved Be able to recognize names of fossil primates (Aegytopithecus, Proconsul, etc.) |