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.
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• Questions/responses numbered and separated.
Video Link: The Story of the Human Body produced by AMNH
LOR/Video Questions:
1. According to Dan Lieberman, how and why is evolution relevant to our lives today? Do you agree? Why or why not? Include evidence and/or examples to support your response.
2. What is the relationship between the culture we’re creating and the biology we’re inheriting? Discuss an example of a mismatch between our biology and our culture? What does it mean to say that we have Stone Age bodies in a Space Age world? Use evidence to support your response.
3. In your own words, explain what is meant by epidemiological transitions. Briefly describe the three epidemiological transitions discussed in chapter 16. Which one do think had the greatest impact on our species and why? Support your claims with evidence and research.
4. Based on what you’ve learned in the class in general and this week’s chapters, are humans still evolving? Why? How? What is a specific human trait (behavioral/physiological/anatomical) that you think natural selection will act for or against in the 1000 – 10,000 years (don’t use examples from the video or chapters)? Why? You must use evidence and research in your response.
