Wvu Anthropology Exam 3 Study Guide 2024 Questions And Detailed Answers| A+ Grade

Bone Biology {Ans: Study of bone as biological tissue, including its genetics, cell structure, growth, development, decay, and patterns of movement}The Modern Synthesis {Ans: Currently accepted view of evolution 1. Microevolution-small-scale changes over just a few generations, but w/o speciation 2. Macroevolution-larger scale genetic changes in a population over a longer period, which results in speciation (opposes punctuated equilibrium)}Out of Africa I {Ans: Biological and cultural changes enable H.erectus to exploit new gathering and hunting strategies 1.small groups broke off from larger ones 2.H.erectus gradually spread and changed}Neandertals vs. modern people {Ans: 1. neandertals had rugged skeletons and faces with huge front teeth, larger cranial capacity, and great sexual dimorphism.}H.habilis (1.9-1.44 mya) and H.erectus (1.9-1.0 mya) {Ans: -Small w/ apelike limb bones -suggests greater tree-climbing ability than later hominins -cranial capacity 600-700cc -by 1.6 mya H.erectus attained cranial capacity of 900cc and modern body structure -THEY OVERLAPPED -Sexual dimorphism in H.erectus was greater than expected}Expansion {Ans: -Eurasia by 1.77 mya -China, Europe, Tanzania}