Primates Have Longer Gestation Periods Than Other Mammals Relative to Body

question 57

Multiple Choice

Primates have longer gestation periods than other mammals relative to body size because

• A) they produce smaller offspring relative to body size than other mammals.
• B) they have larger brains, relative to body size, than other mammals.
• C) they have access to more nutritive resources than other mammals.
• D) they do not possess the morphology for external gestation.

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