Question

Match the hominids with their correct brain size:

Hominid	Brain size
A. Homo habilis	I. 900 cc
B. Homo neanderthalensis	II. 1350 cc
C. Homo erectus	III. 650-800 cc
D. Homo sapiens	IV. 1400 cc

• A. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
• B. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
• C. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
• D. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Answer 1

The correct option is D A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

Cranial capacity (cc) refers to the volume of the interior of the cranium of vertebrates that possess a brain. It is used to know the size of the brain approximately.

Homo habilis was the first human-like being which existed about 2 million years ago. The cranial capacity was 650-800cc.

Homo erectus existed about 1.5 million years ago. The cranial capacity was 900cc.

The Neanderthal man lived in near east and central Asia between 1,00,000-40,000 years ago. Their cranial capacity was 1400cc.

The cranial capacity of Homo sapiens was around 1350cc.