[ANTH 100] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (76 pages long)

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 100
• Professor: Erin Mc Guire

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Taxonomic order: subdivision of a taxonomic class in the biological classification system; primates are an order of the class mammalia. Placement in the order = primates are dependent on having most or all of a specific set of characteristics, which distinguish it from the other orders. Prehensile: refers to the ability to grasp things with the digests of the hand and/ or feet. Grasping enhanced by flexibility in fingers and toes, allowing for them to separate and bend, and by opposability of our thumbs. Primates have forward facing eyes = allow an overlapping field of vision from both eyes, provides excellent depth perception. Primates tend to have large brains, especially in relation to the rest of their body. Primates are very social and live in groups important family relationships and friendships. Primates = often characterized as having a generalized body plan, they can do many different thi(cid:374)gs that other a(cid:374)i(cid:373)als (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t.