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serike

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Which of the following statements about the South African australopiths and Homo sapiens is true?
 
  A. Australopith brain size was approximately the same as Homo sapiens.
  B. Australopith sexual dimorphism was less pronounced than it is in Homo sapiens.
  C. Australopiths probably relied more on the use of tools than did the early Homo.
  D. As compared to Homo sapiens, australopiths had large chewing muscles that ran up the jaw.
  E. Australopith Au. sediba is a Homo sapien ancestor.

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What major hominin group, for which we have an extensive fossil record, lived from approximately 4 to 1 m.y.a.?
 
  A. Homo sapiens
  B. Homo erectus
  C. Ramapithecus
  D. Australopithecus
  E. Dryopithecus


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Reply #1 on: Aug 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

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Answer: D


serike

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Reply 2 on: Aug 11, 2018
Wow, this really help

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