CAS AN 102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Carl Linnaeus, Erasmus Darwin, Forensic Anthropology
27 Mar 2014
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Primate: group of mammals comprising of prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans. Species: group of similar looking organisms capable of interbreeding. Hominid/hominin: bipedal member of the evolutionary lineage leading to modern humans. Genetics: why certain individuals are similar or different, can help determine relationships (through genes and chromosomes) Human biology: study of human variation with respect to evolution and physiology (through modern human traits and features) Primate paleontology: study of primate origins (through fossils) Primatology: study of non-human primates in the wild (through living non-human primates) Skeletal biology and anatomy: (through skeletons and skeletal remains) Paleopathology: study of skeletal remains for disease, trauma, and nutritional deficiencies. Forensic anthropology: study of unexplained deaths (through genetic and anatomical evidence) The great chain of being - intellect ordered linearly. Young earth (thought to begin at 4004 bc by using biblical lineages) Exploring the world (saw variation and diversity of plants, animals, and humans) Overturned middle age ideas of fixity and hierarchy.
