Question

Distinguish between ape and man.

Mention any ‘one’ skeletal difference between ape and man.

Answer 1

	Ape		Man
1	Apes possess a prognathous face, slanting forehead and snout protruded with a flat nose.	1	Humans possess an orthognathous face, high forehead, dome shaped skull and elevated nose.
2	They have a cranial capacity of 400–600 c.c.	2	They have a cranial capacity of approximately 1450 c.c.
3	The chin is absent.	3	A prominently developed chin.
4	Locomotion is quadrupedal.	4	Locomotion is bipedal.