Primates possess _______, whereas other mammals do not.
a. a neocortex
b. four different kinds of teeth
c. the presence of nails rather than claws on most or all digits
d. behavioral flexibility
e. sensory modalities
Question 2
The presence of five digits on hands and feet is
a. a primitive mammalian pattern retained to some degree in most primate species.
b. characteristic only of primates.
c. characteristic only of apes and humans.
d. the only truly distinctive primate trait.
e. the result of diurnal activity.
Variability among mammals.
cysteine biosynthesis in mammals
Primates exhibit prolonged life histories, spending more time in each stage of life than most other
A taxonomic chart of the living primates.
Gorillas are the largest living primates.
Four kinds of evidence supporting the theory that species evolve.