1 The application of evolutionary theory to the debate over modern human origins focuses on which

process of evolution?

A. natural selection

B. gene flow

C. genetic drift

D. mutation

2 Molecular anthropologists have used genetic technologies to investigate the relationships between

human populations as well as nonhuman primates.

True or false?

3 A behavior that has evolved to maximize an individual's success in producing offspring- is called a(n)...

A. mating behavior.

B. courtship ritual.

C. altruistic act.

D. reproductive strategy.

4 The distribution of most phenotypic variation in most species may be described as...

A. coming in discreet clusters.

B. a continuum of gradual change.

C.being specifically geared to certain environmental conditions

D. completely random with little or no regularity