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Which statement is supported by the fossil record?
Chimpanzees are ancestors of modern humans.
Neanderthals are the most recent ancestor of modern humans.
Most ancestors of modern humans originated in Europe.
Chimpanzees and modern humans shared a common ancestor.
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Chimpanzees and modern humans shared a common ancestor.
Brief explanation: the fossil and genetic record show humans and chimpanzees diverged from a common ancestor (roughly 5–7 million years ago). The other statements are incorrect: chimpanzees are not direct ancestors of humans; Neanderthals are a close relative with some interbreeding but not the direct most recent ancestor of all modern humans; and modern humans originated in Africa, not Europe.
Brief explanation: the fossil and genetic record show humans and chimpanzees diverged from a common ancestor (roughly 5–7 million years ago). The other statements are incorrect: chimpanzees are not direct ancestors of humans; Neanderthals are a close relative with some interbreeding but not the direct most recent ancestor of all modern humans; and modern humans originated in Africa, not Europe.
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