Q1. Answer the following in about 500 words each.
- a.) Discuss the history, aim and scope of biological anthropology. (500 words)
- b.) Deliberate on Darwinism. (500 words)
Key Points:
- Biological anthropology studies human biological variation and evolution within an evolutionary framework.
- Its scope includes paleoanthropology, primatology, human genetics, bioarchaeology, and human adaptation.
- Darwinism explains evolution through natural selection, emphasizing variation, inheritance, overproduction, and differential survival.
- Natural selection drives descent with modification, leading to species diversification over long periods.
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