Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given: Which of the following taxonomic groups includes both monkeys and humans?
A
Anthropoids
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B
Hominids
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C
Hominoids
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D
Prosimians
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Solution
The correct option is A Anthropoids
Anthropoid means "resembling a human being". In earlier classification, New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, apes, and humans—collectively known as simians or anthropoids—were grouped under Anthropoidea.