Evolution Of Life Question 11

Question: In human evolution, which of the following occurred before the switch to walking upright?

Options:

A) Tool use

B) Mastery of fire

C) Spoken language

D) Enhanced grasping ability

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

[d] Enhanced grasping ability was a very early primate adaptation for life in the trees and so it pre-dates upright walking in the hominids by tens of millions of years.