The Increased Brain Size Observed in the Order Primates

question 21

Multiple Choice

The increased brain size observed in the order Primates

• A) results in extended periods of nursing and development to accommodate increasing behavioral complexity.
• B) results in shorter developmental periods to accommodate the necessary energy expenditures of larger brain size.
• C) demonstrates the importance of intelligence in primate evolution.
• D) demonstrates the importance of intelligence in primate evolution AND results in extended periods of nursing and development to accommodate increasing behavioral complexity.

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