Question

Which is the correct sequence of cranial capacities according to the increasing manner?
A. Australopithecus – Homo erectus – Cro magnon man – Neanderthal man
B. Homo erectus – Ramapithecus – Homo habilis – Neanderthal man
C. Australopithecus – Homo habilis – Homo erectus – Neanderthal man
D. Cro magnon man – Dryopithecus – Heidelberg man – Neanderthal man

Answer 1

Hint: Cranial capacity is the capacity of the skull, which means that it is the measure of the volume of the skull of vertebrates. The volume of the cranium suggests the size of the brain and therefore it is considered as an indicator of the intelligence of the organism.

Complete answer:
a) The cranial capacity of Australopithecus was 500 cc. They appeared around five million years ago.
b) The cranial capacity of Homo erectus was 900 cc. They appeared around one and a half million years ago.
c) The cranial capacity of the Cro magnon man was 1650 cc. They appeared around thirty-four thousand years ago.
d) The cranial capacity of the Neanderthal man was 1300 to 1600 cc. They appeared around one hundred thousand years ago.
e) The cranial capacity of Ramapithecus was very less as they were prior to apeman. They appeared around fourteen to fifteen million years ago.
f) The cranial capacity of Homo habilis was 650 to 800 cc. They appeared around two million years ago.
g) The cranial capacity of Dryopithecus was very less as they were prior to apeman. They appeared around fifteen million years ago.
h) The cranial capacity of the Heidelberg man was 1300 to cc. They appeared around one hundred thousand years ago.
Thus, based on the above information we can conclude that the correct sequence of cranial capacities according to increasing manner is: Australopithecus – Homo habilis – Homo erectus – Neanderthal man.
Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note: The modern-day humans have evolved from Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens is also known as a wise man. They appeared about five hundred thousand years ago. Several human races have emerged since then.