How Do Contemporary Variations in Body Size and Mass Compare

question 56

Multiple Choice

How do contemporary variations in body size and mass compare with the variability among early hominins?

• A) there is greater variation now in height, but less in body mass
• B) there is greater variation now in sexual dimorphism, but less along the cormic index
• C) there is less variation now in both sexual dimorphism and size and mass
• D) variations have remained fairly constant

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