After completing this unit, you should be able to:

• Classify humans at the phylum, class, order, family, genus and species levels.

• Define the term “primates”.

• Describe five special features which characterise primates.

• Name and give examples of the six main subgroups of the Order Primates:
  Prosimians, New World Monkeys, Old World Monkeys, Lesser Apes, Great Apes, and Humans.

• Describe differences between primates in size, habitat, locomotion, diet and distribution.

• Analyse the significance of evolutionary trends in the Order Primates for locomotion, the hand, brain size, and dentition.

• Describe three unique features of humans and explain the significance of each.

• Analyse the adaptations of different primates to their different ways of life.