Question

Scientific name of modern man is Homo erectus.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Homo sapiens:

1. Humans and modern apes like gorillas and chimpanzees had common ancestors about $8-6$ million years ago.
2. The modern man of that descent is called in the scientific world as Homo sapiens.
3. The modern man is classified under the family ‘Mammalia’.
4. The order is ‘Primates’ and phylum ‘Chordata’.
5. Homo is the genus name and sapiens is the species name.

Final Answer:

The given statement is False.