Explain how primate hand features increase fitness and give one example. When writing about your example name the hand feature that you have chosen and explain clearly why it increase fitness in a tree environment.

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Celeste

18 January, 12:23

Explain how primate hand features increase fitness and give one example. When writing about your example name the hand feature that you have chosen and explain clearly why it increase fitness in a tree environment.

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Erika Day · Answer 1

The primates have a hand feature which increases their fitness in the tree environment are the opposable thumbs. The thumbs are the broadest digit of the hand. The thumb can move in different directions in comparison to the other digits of the hand. This is an advantage in primates to hold and grasp the objects with their hands.

The monkeys climbing on the trees grasp the branches of trees to move from one tree to another.