Review Questions Activity 1.2.3, 1.2.4, and 1.3.1 What is a Forensic Anthropologist? What bone(s) is the best to use when determining between male and female? Femur Pelvis Radius Tibia What bone(s) is best to use when determining race? Femur Pelvis Radius When determining male and female by looking at the skull, what two things are characteristics in males but not females? presence of bumpy Nuchal Crest and a low, slanting frontal bone absent external occipital protuberance and square eye orbits square, u-shaped mandible and sharp edges of the eye orbit none of the above What can be performed to determine the identity of what a missing person looks like? “test” Gel Electrophoresis Polymerase Reaction Facial Reconstruction Enzyme Restriction testing What is one indicator of age in bones? Bone Cells Epiphyseal Fusion of bones Length of Femur None of the Above How can teeth tell you a range of age for a person (when looking at their skull)? Using the following equation for femur, how tall is a female individual that has a femur that measures 60 cm? (2.47 x MLF) + 54.10 +/- 3.72 cm What is the purpose of creating a line graph using the y=mx + b equation? In gel electrophoresis, what is the purpose of the agarose gel? a. The agarose gel provides a matrix with pores to allow molecules to travel through and be sorted by size. agarose gel provides a location to house the dye and DNA.
Review Questions Activity 1.2.3, 1.2.4, and 1.3.1 What is a Forensic Anthropologist? What bone(s) is the best to use when determining between male and female? Femur Pelvis Radius Tibia What bone(s) is best to use when determining race? Femur Pelvis Radius When determining male and female by looking at the skull, what two things are characteristics in males but not females? presence of bumpy Nuchal Crest and a low, slanting frontal bone absent external occipital protuberance and square eye orbits square, u-shaped mandible and sharp edges of the eye orbit none of the above What “test” can be performed to determine the identity of what a missing person looks like? Gel Electrophoresis Polymerase Reaction Facial Reconstruction Enzyme Restriction testing What is one indicator of age in bones? Bone Cells Epiphyseal Fusion of bones Length of Femur None of the Above How can teeth tell you a range of age for a person (when looking at their skull)? Using the following equation for femur, how tall is a female individual that has a femur that measures 60 cm? (2.47 x MLF) + 54.10 +/- 3.72 cm What is the purpose of creating a line graph using the y=mx + b equation? In gel electrophoresis, what is the purpose of the agarose gel? a. The agarose gel provides a matrix with pores to allow molecules to travel through and be sorted by size. agarose gel provides a location to house the dye and DNA.
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