In the 5 to 7 Million Years That the Hominid

question 55

Multiple Choice

In the 5 to 7 million years that the hominid lineage has been diverging from its common ancestor with the great apes,dozens of hominid species have arisen,often with several species coexisting in time and space.As recently as 30,000 years ago,Homo sapiens coexisted with Homo neanderthalensis.Both species had large brains and advanced intellects.The fact that these neurological traits were common to both species is most easily explained by which of the following?

• A)species selection
• B)uniformitarianism
• C)sexual selection
• D)convergent evolution

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