After Reading This Chapter, You Should Be Able to Answer These Questions:
What are the shared ancestral and shared derived characteristics of the primates that relate to an arboreal lifestyle and movement in trees? |
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What are the most important senses in the primates? How is this related to features of primate anatomy? |
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What is the basis of the division of primates into strepsirhine and haplorhine? |
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How does the life cycle of primates differ from that of other mammals? |
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What are the two suborders of the primate order, and in general terms what distinguishes them from each other? |
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How are monkeys classified into different groups and subgroups? What are the characteristics of each of these groups? |
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What is an ape? Why is it incorrect to call an ape a monkey? |
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How are apes taxonomically divided into different groups? What are the characteristics of each of these groups? |
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How are humans related to other primates? How are humans classified in primate taxonomy? |