Answer the following short essay prompt(s) using information from the textbook, video and the Internet. Your written responses should answer all of the questions of the prompt completely, include relevant examples/evidence, and be in paragraph form. In your responses, do not directly quote the textbook or “copy and paste” information from other sources without citing them properly. Your answers to the question(s) of the assignment need to reflect your personal understanding of the information so do not overly rely on quotes. When you use a quote, specific wording, or fact(s) from the textbook or other source you must cite and reference where you got the information. Please follow the APA Style when citing your sources and include a bibliography (see below for examples) and your response should contain a minimum of three (3) references.
To receive full credit for the assignment your review should include:
• The title of the assignment at the top of your review. You do not need a title page.
• Correct APA citations.
• Correct APA references (see the optional textbook & APA Resources module on Canvas for further information and examples).
• Assignment submitted properly to the Canvas cite.
• Questions/responses numbered and separated.
LOR/Video Questions:
1. Using outside research, explain why skin is an organ. Using evidence from the video, explain what makes the skin of vertebrates unique from other animals like jellyfish? Describe and discuss two examples from the video of how skin helped early vertebrates/fish adapt to their environments?
2. Describe and discuss three ways in which reptile and mammal skin differ. In your response, include following terms/topics: keratin, lipids, hair, & sweating. Use specific examples from the video in your response.
3. Based on the video, explain how is human skin different from those of other mammals/primates? Why does Dan Lieberman think human skin changed? Discuss two lines of evidence he use to support his argument? Do you agree with his model? Why or why not? Use evidence and examples to support your response.
4. At the of chapter 13, the author list six points that he argues are important for scientists to make clear to the public regarding the concept of race. Which of these points do think is most important and explain why you feel this way. Using the chapter and additional research, describe and discuss two additional lines of evidence/examples that would demonstrate the validity and/or importance of this point as it relates to the concept of race. Use evidence and examples to support your response.
