Which of the following is the most likely reason for the dark skin color shared by tropical Africans and southern Indians?
A) dietary adaptation
B) malarial resistance
C) reducing the frequency of rickets
D) common ancestry
E) prevention of hypervitaminosis D
Ans: E) prevention of hypervitaminosis D
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A) lacked sufficient diagnostic traits to be conclusively identified B) may be the oldest hominid finds outside of Africa C) may be early Homo and not Homo erectus D) were associated with Oldowan tools E) all of the above
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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