Humans are classified as hominoids because

A) they have larger bodies and bigger brains than other primates.
B) all primates are classified in this group.
C) they have hair during some part of their lives.
D) at one point in their evolutionary history, they possessed a tail.
E) aerobic metabolism uses hemoglobin for oxygen transport.


A

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