Characteristics That Humans Share With African Apes (Grade 12 NSC Matric Life Sciences): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
Arboreal
Arboreal
Living primarily in trees
Opposable thumb
Opposable thumb
Thumb touching each finger, allowing precise gripping
Sexual dimorphism
Sexual dimorphism
Size/appearance differences between males & females of species
Diurnal
Diurnal
Active during day rather than at night
Bipedalism
Bipedalism
Ability to walk upright on two legs
Family of humans & African apes
Family of humans & African apes
Hominidae
Benefit of forward-facing eyes
Benefit of forward-facing eyes
Binocular vision, depth perception, clearer colour vision
Nails in humans & apes (not claws)
Nails in humans & apes (not claws)
Flat nails with soft, sensitive pads for tactile feedback
Tails in humans & African apes
Tails in humans & African apes
Absent - neither group has tails
Human & ape evolutionary link
Human & ape evolutionary link
Evolved from shared common ancestor (not direct ancestry)