9) (12.B.1.3) Ethnological research has found that Neanderthals (lived in Eurasia 200,000 to 30,000 years
ago, in the Pleistocene Epoch) and homo sapiens (modern humans) had similar shaped brains, similar
shaped larynx and other similar features. However, the larynx in the Neanderthals has been found to
be higher in the throat, leading researchers to hypothesize that Neanderthals were not capable of the
same speech patterns and cognitive communication that modern humans are capable of. Because the
Neanderthals (our most recent ethnological relative) died out, and homo sapiens survived likely due in
part to increased language and speech capabilities, this is an example of.....
a) Evolution
b) Parasympathetic neuron transmission
c) Brain damage
d) Brain size decrease over time