Test 2: Terms Flashcards
The genus and species of all living humans today
Homo sapiens
A part of the body that was greatly modified as the ancestors of humans became bipedal
Pelvis
The primate species that has the most varies and complex social organizations. They are also the only primates to create and use symbols as a means of communication
Human
The family of hominoids in which gibbons belong
Hylobatidae
The term of having only one mate at a time
Monogamy
The continent where bonobos live in the wild
Africa
The family in which hominoids in which humans and the great apes belong
Hominidae
A great ape from southeast asia
Orangutan
An ape that is a knuckle walker. They have the largest bodies of any primate species alive today
Gorillas
The most biologically successful of all primates in terms of extent in their geographic range and the size of their total population today
Humans
An ape species in which adults regularly defend their territory against others with piercingly loud whooping and hooting vocalizations
Siamangs
The african ape that hunts other animals for food – about 10% of their diet consists of meat
Chimpanzees
The superfamily to which all apes and humans belong
Hominoidea
The form of locomotion in which an animal travels through the trees by swinging under branches with a hand over hand motion rather than running along the top
Brachiation
How many times larger the human brain is compared to those of apes
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