Members of the order Primates are very diverse in behavior and morphology. Much of this diversity may be understood as adaptations to particular environments. Using the study of this diversity to gain insight into human behavior and morphology is an example of reasoning by
A) analogy.
B) homology.
C) convergence.
D) divergence.

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Reasoning by analogy involves comparing two things that are similar in some ways and using those similarities to draw a conclusion. In this case, the behavior and morphology of primates can be compared to those of humans to gain insight, making the answer reasoning by analogy.

Members of the Order Primates Are Very Diverse in Behavior