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Anthropology 101 : Quiz 3Anagenesis (Straight line evolution) - correct answer The transformation of a single species over time Paleospecies (Straight line evolution) - correct answer Species identified from the fossil record based on physical similarity and differences with other species along an evolutionary line. Cladogenesis (Branching evolution) - correct answer The formation of one or more species form another over time Punctuated Equilibrium - correct answer Most species will exh...

ANTH 1000 Exam 1 Question Answer 5 sub disciplines of anthropology 1. archaeology 2. physical/biological anthropology 3. linguistics 4. cultural anthropology 5. applied anthroplogy Archaeology Looks at the material culture of past human behavior • Food production • Technology • Settlement patterns • Identity Can also be divided into • Prehistoric Archaeology • Historic Archaeology Paleoanthropology deals with human evolution primatology looks at non-human primates as models...

Anthropology The study is of humankind through all times and places. Study of humans. What does Paleoanthropologist study? study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species , study of human evolution Why do we study culture ? ... Ethnology Vs Ethnography Ethnology- Study and analysis of various cultures from a comparative and historical aspect Ethnography- the study of human races and cultures What are we looking for (archaeologist)? focuses on ...

Paleontologists study extinct organisms by looking at their fossilized remains. Fossils are buried in geological strata, layers of sediment. Buried skeletal remains absorb minerals and eventually their inorganic tissues are replaced or petrified in stone. Other fossils may be preserved skin, hair or plant parts, footprints and tracks, or fossilized feces (coprolites).