Evolutionary biologists believe that the larger brains of early Homo sapiens babies meant that babies were born less mature than those born to earlier hominins, resulting in __________.
A. a greater likelihood of death at birth
B. a longer time before the rest of the body could support the head in infancy
C. a longer period of dependency of infants on their parents
D. a great likelihood that a baby's head would get stuck in the pelvic opening
Answer: C
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