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Biology · 2024 · 3 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 4 · Set 3 · Q25
(a) Whose skulls 'A', 'B', and 'C' are shown below? Which of the two are more similar to each other? (b) Name the (i) ape like (ii) man like primates…
(a)
Whose skulls 'A', 'B', and 'C' are shown below ? Which of the two are more similar to each other ?
(b)
Name the (i) ape like (ii) man like primates that existed $\displaystyle 1.5$ million years ago.
Marking-scheme solution
(a)
A – Modern human being
B – Baby chimpanzee
C – Adult chimpanzee
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Skull of baby chimpanzee is more like adult human skull (A and B)
(b)(i)
Dryopithecus
(ii)
Ramapithecus
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