Anthropology

Answer the following questions in complete sentences using the lab manual and the PBS website. Be specific and use your own words.

Human reproduction, like virtually all human characteristics, is a biocultural phenomenon. Compare and contrast fertility and reproduction in females in human populations with different subsistence practices (foragers, farmers, and industrialized urban dwellers). How and why do they differ? (6.9) (15 points)

Human skin color is an adaptation to local conditions and varies as local conditions vary. How is human skin color an adaptation to local conditions? (6.10) (10 points)

Infectious diseases play a significant role in human evolution. Discuss how malaria has influenced the persistence of sickle-cell anemia and sickle-cell trait in certain populations. (6.14-15) (10 points)

Based on your exploration of the PBS website “What Is Race?”, how should race be defined? Is race a biologically meaningful way to categorize humans? Address these two questions then discuss what you learned or what was most interesting or surprising to you in the material on the site. Be specific and write in complete sentences. There is not necessarily a right or wrong answer here, you just have to show evidence of having thought about the information critically. 2-3 substantial paragraphs. BE SPECIFIC. (20 points)