In the primate phylogenetic tree below, fill in groups (a)–(e). Of the groups, which are anthropoids and which are apes?

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Primate phylogenetic tree showing evolutionary relationships, with spaces for groups (a)-(e).

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Welcome back. Here's our next question. It says which of the following organisms is not an anthropoid? Well to let's recall what an anthropoid ape is an anthropoid is one of the groups of primates. And as we look at our group of primates we have two main groups. We have anthropoid. Which is what this question is asking about. Anthropoid is have a P. Or human like features. And they include humans, monkeys and apes characteristically. They have flat bases, short ears and large and complex brains. This is as opposed to the other group of um primates which are the pro simians. They're one of the earliest primate lineages. And that includes bush babies, lemurs and lorises along with some other things. So again these two groups of primates, anthropoid versus pro simians. Um The anthropoid diverged a little bit later in evolution from those pro simians. So we want to look at our answer choices and say which one is not an anthropoid. So let's look through these and we've got choice a bush babies. Well we see that bush babies are a prosimian and therefore they are not anthropoid. So we've got our answer here but we'll just double check choice to be as old world monkeys. Older world monkeys are part of the anthropoid. So that's not our correct answer choice C chimpanzees also part of those anthropoid and finally. Choice D. Gibbons. Part of that monkey group of old of anthropoid? So Choice D. Is not the correct answer. So again which of the following organisms is not an anthropoid and that would be choice. A bush babies see you in the next video.

In the primate phylogenetic tree below, fill in groups (a)–(e). Of the groups, which are anthropoids and which are apes?

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Key Concepts

Primate Phylogeny

Anthropoids

Apes