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Consider the diagram.
A diagram is shown. A common ancestor splits into common ancestor and homo erectus. Common ancestor splits into homo neanderthalensis and homo sapiens.
Which statement is supported by the diagram?
Homo neanderthalensis is an ancestor of Homo sapiens.
Homo erectus is an ancestor of Homo sapiens.
Some ancestors can be on several branches in the hominids.
Some ancestors of Homo sapiens have not yet been identified.
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Answer: Some ancestors can be on several branches in the hominids.
Reason: the diagram shows a common ancestor node that gives rise to multiple lineages (H. erectus and the branch that later splits into H. neanderthalensis and H. sapiens), so one ancestor is shared by several branches. The other statements are not supported: H. neanderthalensis and H. erectus are shown as separate branches (sister lineages or offshoots), not direct ancestors of H. sapiens, and the diagram does not indicate unidentified ancestors.
Reason: the diagram shows a common ancestor node that gives rise to multiple lineages (H. erectus and the branch that later splits into H. neanderthalensis and H. sapiens), so one ancestor is shared by several branches. The other statements are not supported: H. neanderthalensis and H. erectus are shown as separate branches (sister lineages or offshoots), not direct ancestors of H. sapiens, and the diagram does not indicate unidentified ancestors.
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