The Decision by Some Scientists to Call Neanderthals Homo Neanderthalis

question 21

Multiple Choice

The decision by some scientists to call Neanderthals Homo neanderthalis instead of Homo sapiens neanderthalis:

• A) is arbitrary, as these titles are interchangeable.
• B) proclaims that Neanderthals were in fact a separate species from anatomically modern humans, and did not interbreed with them.
• C) indicates the view that Neanderthals and humans could interbreed.
• D) is wholeheartedly endorsed by the entire scientific community.
• E) means nothing.

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