ANTA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Dual Inheritance Theory, Cultural Anthropology, Interactive Evolutionary Computation
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Studying anthro is important because it gives us an opportunity to understand why past societies have succeeded, developed, or failed, which makes us better prepared for future problems. The more that we understand our biological past, the better we will understand many modern health issues. Evolution - a change in the genetic structure of a population from one generation to the next. The term is also frequently used to refer to to the appearance of a new species. Anthropology - the field of inquiry that studies human culture and evolutionary aspects of human biology; includes cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and physical anthropology. Scientific method - an approach to research whereby a problem is identified, a hypothesis is stated, and that hypothesis is tested through the collection and analysis of data. Species - a group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring. Members of one species are reproductively isolated from members of all other species.
