[Campbell Biology P.797] Humans are distinguished from other apes by several derived charact... | Practice Question

Humans are distinguished from other apes by several derived characters. Which of the following statements about these characters or human evolution is NOT supported by the text?

  • A: Humans possess a much larger brain and are capable of language and symbolic thought.
  • B: At the molecular level, humans and chimpanzees share approximately 99% identical genomes.
  • C: Many new human characters first emerged in our ancestors long after Homo sapiens appeared.
  • D: The 1% genomic difference between humans and chimpanzees can represent many changes due to the large genome size.

Explanation

The text explicitly states: 'But many of these new characters first emerged in our ancestors, long before our own species appeared.' This contradicts option C, which states that these characters emerged long after Homo sapiens appeared.