Anthropology 2301
Exam 1 Study Guide
Spring 2013
The first exam will cover chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the textbook as well as class
lectures. The focus of the exam will be on the class lectures. The topics included in this
study guide are a good place to start but this is not an all-inclusive list of everything
which will be covered on the exam. The format of the exam will be multiple choice, truefalse questions and short answer.
Terms:
Anthropology
Archaeology
Allele
Variation
Species
Fitness
Mitosis
Meiosis
Macroevolution
Microevolution
Gene
Charles Darwin
Carolus Linnaeus
Mutation
DNA
Speciation
Ecological Niche
Founder Effect
Genetic Drift
Gene Flow
Reproductive Isolation
Extinction
Osteology
Forensic anthropology
Physical anthropology
Concepts:
Mendelian Genetics
Evolutionary forces
Evolution
Natural Selection
Lamarckian Evolution
Parallel and Convergent evolution
Skeletal markers (age, sex, etc)