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21 Cards in this Set
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Taxonomy
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Biological classification e.g of humans
- Kingdom ( Animalia) -Phylum ( Chordata) -class ( Mammalia) Order ( Primate) Suborder ( Haplorhini ) Superfamily ( Hominoidae) Family ( Hominidae) Genus ( Homo) Species ( Sapiens) |
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Taxon
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Group of organisms assigned to a category e.g Hominoid
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Phylogeny
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Different species arise from previous forms via descent
evolutionary relationships helps to make taxonomy work better |
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Phenetics
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classifies organisms based on morphological similarities
regardless of phylogeny does not dinstingush between shared and primitive traits |
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Mammal
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Vertebrate ( spinal columns)
amniote with mammary glands and hair ( amniote - lay eggs) |
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Mammal Characteristics
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Glands
Hair Warm Blooded Limbs under the skin Heterdonty - differentiated teeth morphology |
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Mammalia
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Taxonomy Class
Contains 3 sub classes - Prototheria e.g hedgehogs -Metatheria e.g kangaroos -Eutheria ( TRUE BEASTS) - includes primates |
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Primates
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Taxonomy Order
2 Sub order - Strepsirhini ( wet nose) -Haplorhini |
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Strepsirhini
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Sub order of Primate
includes lemurs and lorises ( HUGE EYES! ) Made up of 2 infra orders - Lemuriformes -Lorsiformes |
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Lemuriforms
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Infra order
Found in madagascar noctural and diurnal small to medium size eat insects fruit |
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Haplorhini
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Tarsiers
New world monkeys Old world monkeys 2 infra orders - Tarsiformes -Anthropoidea ( simiformes) |
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Anthropoidea
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Infra order
Made up of Ceboidea ( New world monkeys) Cercopithecoidea ( Old world monkeys) Hominoidae ( Apes and Humans) |
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Primate Derived Characteristics
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- reduced olfaction ( smell)
steroscopic vision grapsing hand and feet nails instead of claws 1st digit opposability ( man is only capable of full opposability) fewer offspring longer lifespan tendancy for vertical posture |
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Hominoidea
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Superfamily
- Contain hylobatidae family - Hominidae - Pongo ( Orangutans) - Gorilla (Gorilla) - Pan ( chimps, bonobos) - Homo ( humans) |
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Hylobatidae Family
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gibbons or lesser apes
found in SE asia Branchiation sexually dimorphic ( different colours between sexes) |
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Hominidae
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Great apes
Africa and SE Asia Ponginae ( orangutans) Hominae ( African apes including humans) |
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Ponginae
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Orangutans
2 subspecies Terrestial highly sexually dimorphic females and males ( much larger) |
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Gorilla
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Largest living primate
extreme sexual dimorphisms foliovorous - eat lots of plant, foliage ( cellulose), long digestive tracts |
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Chimpanzee
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Pan
knucle walking, climbing and suspension habitats range from rainforest to savannah diet include nuts , fruit insect and meat. |
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Prosimians
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Type of primate that includes;
- lemurs -lorises -bushbabies -tarsiers primates native to madagascar, more primitive traits |
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Simians
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Monkeys, apes or humans
More derived traits |
