The Family-Level Classification of Anthropoid Primates Violates the Principles of Cladistic

question 20

Multiple Choice

The family-level classification of anthropoid primates violates the principles of cladistic taxonomy because

• A)the Hominidae is not monophyletic.
• B)the Pongidae is not monophyletic.
• C)the Hominidae is not a valid adaptive zone.
• D)the orangutans are closer to humans than to gorillas in violation of their family-level taxonomy.

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