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franz boaz : Father of biological anthropology.
genome : The complete set of genetic information is ____.
bipedalism : Walking on two feet.
material culture : Objects that humans use to manipulate environments.
scientific method : An empirical research method that tests hypotheses.
morphology : The physical shape and appearance.
natural selection : The process that allows organisms to adapt, survive, and reproduce.
adaptive radiation : Diversification of an ancestral group into new adapted forms.
james hutton : He thought that the geologic processes that occurred in the past still occur today.
catastrophism : The thought that cataclysmic events are responsible for geological changes.
robert hooke : He first identified cells.
genus : A group of related species.
gene : The basic unit of inheritance; a sequence of DNA.
phenotype : The physical expression of the genotype.
thomas hunt morgan : Studied fruit flies.
mutation : A random change in a gene/chromosome that creates a new trait.
gene flow : Genetic admixture.
nucleus : Part of the eukaryotic cell that contains genetic material.
gametes : Sex cells.
hox genes : Genes responsible for determining where different body parts go.
equilibrium : A condition where there is no genetic change.
mutagens : Toxins or radiation that may cause genetic mutations.
malaria : A parasite carried by mosquitoes.
cline : A graduate change in phenotypic characteristic. No races, only _____s.
epiphysis: End portion of a long bone.
senescence: An organism's change into later adulthood.
bergmann : _____'s rule that says body size is heat-related.
allen : _____'s rule that says limb length is heat-related.
melanin : A brown pigment that determines darkness/lightness of human skin color.
osteoblasts : Cells that cause bone formation.
nocturnal : Organisms that are active at night are _____.
rhinarium : A wet nose in mammals.
diastema : A gap between two teeth.
dietary : The ability to eat a varied diet is ______ plasticity.
dental formula : The number of incisors/canines/premolars/molars in a quadrant.
polygynous : A social group that has one adult male and several adult females.
strata : Layers of rock that represent different time periods.
taphonomy : The study of what happens after the death of an organism.
dendrochronology : The study of using tree rings to estimate age.
half life : The time it takes for half of the radioisotopes in a substance to decay.
thermoluminescence : _____ dating, method that measures the amount of energy trapped.
foraminifera : Microorganisms found in the ocean that can help reconstruct past temperature.
euprimates : The first true primates from the Eocene.
dryopithecids : Apes in Europe.
sivapithecids : Apes in Asia.
Midterm Crossword
Across:1. | The first true primates from the Eocene. | 3. | Genes responsible for determining where different body parts go. | 6. | Apes in Asia. | 7. | He first identified cells. | 9. | Layers of rock that represent different time periods. | 11. | A gap between two teeth. | 13. | He thought that the geologic processes that occurred in the past still occur today. | 14. | A brown pigment that determines darkness/lightness of human skin color. | 15. | Walking on two feet. | 17. | Apes in Europe. | 19. | A wet nose in mammals. | 22. | _____'s rule that says body size is heat-related. | 25. | The study of what happens after the death of an organism. | 27. | _____'s rule that says limb length is heat-related. | 28. | The ability to eat a varied diet is ______ plasticity. | 29. | The process that allows organisms to adapt, survive, and reproduce. | 30. | A graduate change in phenotypic characteristic. No races, only _____s. | 32. | An organism's change into later adulthood. | 33. | Sex cells. |
| | Down:2. | Toxins or radiation that may cause genetic mutations. | 4. | Cells that cause bone formation. | 5. | A random change in a gene/chromosome that creates a new trait. | 8. | The number of incisors/canines/premolars/molars in a quadrant. | 10. | Microorganisms found in the ocean that can help reconstruct past temperature. | 12. | A condition where there is no genetic change. | 16. | Objects that humans use to manipulate environments. | 18. | A parasite carried by mosquitoes. | 20. | The physical expression of the genotype. | 21. | End portion of a long bone. | 23. | Part of the eukaryotic cell that contains genetic material. | 24. | The time it takes for half of the radioisotopes in a substance to decay. | 26. | The basic unit of inheritance; a sequence of DNA. | 31. | A group of related species. |
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Midterm Crossword
Across:1. | The first true primates from the Eocene. | 3. | Genes responsible for determining where different body parts go. | 6. | Apes in Asia. | 7. | He first identified cells. | 9. | Layers of rock that represent different time periods. | 11. | A gap between two teeth. | 13. | He thought that the geologic processes that occurred in the past still occur today. | 14. | A brown pigment that determines darkness/lightness of human skin color. | 15. | Walking on two feet. | 17. | Apes in Europe. | 19. | A wet nose in mammals. | 22. | _____'s rule that says body size is heat-related. | 25. | The study of what happens after the death of an organism. | 27. | _____'s rule that says limb length is heat-related. | 28. | The ability to eat a varied diet is ______ plasticity. | 29. | The process that allows organisms to adapt, survive, and reproduce. | 30. | A graduate change in phenotypic characteristic. No races, only _____s. | 32. | An organism's change into later adulthood. | 33. | Sex cells. |
| | Down:2. | Toxins or radiation that may cause genetic mutations. | 4. | Cells that cause bone formation. | 5. | A random change in a gene/chromosome that creates a new trait. | 8. | The number of incisors/canines/premolars/molars in a quadrant. | 10. | Microorganisms found in the ocean that can help reconstruct past temperature. | 12. | A condition where there is no genetic change. | 16. | Objects that humans use to manipulate environments. | 18. | A parasite carried by mosquitoes. | 20. | The physical expression of the genotype. | 21. | End portion of a long bone. | 23. | Part of the eukaryotic cell that contains genetic material. | 24. | The time it takes for half of the radioisotopes in a substance to decay. | 26. | The basic unit of inheritance; a sequence of DNA. | 31. | A group of related species. |
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