Which of the following statements about the appearance of H. habilis is TRUE?

A. H. habilis demonstrates the adaptive advantage of sedentism.
B. H. habilis shows evidence of a shift from an arboreal to an open-grassland environment.
C. H. habilis evolved from Paranthropus boisei, the hyperrobust australopith.
D. H. habilis was relatively small in stature compared to H. erectus.
E. H. habilis represents a gradual shift away from predation to vegetarianism.


Answer: D

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