ISS 210 Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Hominini, Evolution, Dna
12 Oct 2018
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Adaptation: functional response of an organism or population to the environment. Microevolution: small changes occurring within species such as a change in allele frequencies. Macroevolution: changes produced only after many generations (such as a new species) Archaeology: the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains. How does it relate to the environment? components of ecological systems (animals, plants, and microorganisms) evolved together. Therefore, behaviors are adaptations to environmental circumstances that existed in the past as well as in the present. Cultural behavior: it"s learned, offspring watch and learn through observation. Cultural tradition: typifies an entire group or even a species. Reflexive: without conscious (in response and what anthropologists are interested in) Behavioral ecology is based on the assumption that all of the interconnected biological. Ethnography: detailed descriptive studies of human societies. Ethnohistory: study of a group through historical records.
