Evolutionary Biologists Believe That the Larger Brains of Early Homo

question 177

Multiple Choice

Evolutionary biologists believe that the larger brains of early Homo babies meant that babies were born less mature than they were for earlier hominids,resulting in ____.

• A) a greater likelihood of death at birth
• B) a longer time before the rest of the body could support the head in infancy
• C) a longer period of dependency of infants on their parents
• D) a great likelihood that its head would get stuck in the pelvic opening

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