Great Controversy Exists Regarding the "Hobbits" of Flores Island

question 69

Multiple Choice

Great controversy exists regarding the "hobbits" of Flores Island. Which of the following arguments would not support the hypothesis that hobbits are the same species as modern humans?

• A)The different structure of the wrist bones found on Flores Island is an example of the level of nature variation exhibited by Homo sapiens.
• B)Reconstructions of the hobbit brain show that it has unique structural features not seen in the brains of modern humans.
• C)Modern populations of human pygmies of approximately the same size as the Flores hobbits exist on islands in the Philippines.
• D)The island of Flores has never been isolated from other human populations by enough distance to prevent gene flow.

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Definitions:

Identical Genes

Genes that are exactly the same in sequence and function, often referring to the genetic material shared by identical twins.

Monozygotic Twins

Identical twins resulting from the division of a single fertilized egg, sharing the same genetic material.

Dizygotic Twins

Also known as fraternal twins, are siblings born at the same time but from two different eggs fertilized by separate sperm cells.

Reunited

The process of bringing together or coming together again after being separated.