Beginners' zoology . specialized for speed ? Do all have tail vertebras, or vertebrae beyondJthe hip bones ? Does each have shoulder blades ? Compare (i) fore limbs, (2) hind limbs, (3) jawsof the seven skeletons. Which has relatively theshortest jaws ? Why ? What seems to be thetypical number of ribs ? limbs ? digits ? Does flipper of a dolphin have same bones as arm of a man ? How many thumbs has a Which more specialized, the fooc of aman or tliat of a chimpanzee? Is the foot of a man or that of a chimpanzee bettersuited for supporting weight? How does its construction fit i
Beginners' zoology . specialized for speed ? Do all have tail vertebras, or vertebrae beyondJthe hip bones ? Does each have shoulder blades ? Compare (i) fore limbs, (2) hind limbs, (3) jawsof the seven skeletons. Which has relatively theshortest jaws ? Why ? What seems to be thetypical number of ribs ? limbs ? digits ? Does flipper of a dolphin have same bones as arm of a man ? How many thumbs has a Which more specialized, the fooc of aman or tliat of a chimpanzee? Is the foot of a man or that of a chimpanzee bettersuited for supporting weight? How does its construction fit it for this? Which has a better hand, a man or a chimpanzee ? What is the difference in their arms ? Does difference in structure correspond to difference in use ? Which of the seven skeletons bears the most complex breastbone ? Which skeleton bears no neck (or cervical) vertebrae ? Which bears only one 7 Are all the classes of vertebrates represented in this chart ? (p. 125.) Fig. 399. — Man. 220 BEUINNURS ZOOLOGY. Fig. 401. —Sacred Monki:v of India {^eiimopit/ucus e/Uellus). x A. Monkeys, Apes, and Man.— Study the figures (399, 400);compare apes and man and ex-plain each of the differences inthe following list: (i) feet, threedifferences; (2)arms; (3)braincase; (4) jaws; (5) canineteeth ; (6) backbone ; (7) dis-tance between the eyes. A Jtand, unlike a foot, hasone of the digits, called athumb, placed opposite theother four digits that it may beused in grasping. Two-handedman and four-handed apes and _;,;. monkeys are usually placed in ii<. order, the Frwiaies, or claw?
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