Neoteny in Primates Includes Which of the Following Traits? (Note

question 75

Multiple Choice

Neoteny in primates includes which of the following traits? (Note: At birth, human and chimpanzee skulls have similar proportions.)

• A) Through development, the chimpanzee jaw grows disproportionately faster than the brain cavity.
• B) As the human skull grows, the brain and jaw retain their juvenile proportions.
• C) Humans are bipedal.
• D) Chimpanzees are bipedal
• E) In chimpanzees, the jaw muscles decreased rapidly in size with an increase in brain size.

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