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While at the zoo you see an exhibit with a small group of primates and notice they have wet, snout-like noses. This indicates a species ofGroup of answer choicesplatyrrhine primate, because their nostrils do not point downward.anthropoid primate, because they retain the rhinarium commonly found in other mammal species.strepsirhine, because they retain a rhinarium.prosimian, because they retain the rhinarium not found in other mammal species.

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While at the zoo you see an exhibit with a small group of primates and notice they have wet, snout-like noses. This indicates a species ofGroup of answer choicesplatyrrhine primate, because their nostrils do not point downward.anthropoid primate, because they retain the rhinarium commonly found in other mammal species.strepsirhine, because they retain a rhinarium.prosimian, because they retain the rhinarium not found in other mammal species.

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This indicates a species of strepsirhine, because they retain a rhinarium. The rhinarium is the wet, snout-like nose you observed, which is a characteristic feature of strepsirhine primates.

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The primate classification based on a cladistic approach (the one we use in this class) includesGroup of answer choicespongidae and omomyidae.strepsirhines and haplorhines.anthropods and haplorhines.hominoids and chordata.

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Old World monkeys may have:Group of answer choicesischial callosities.32 teeth.catarhinni noses.all of these.

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