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Q. Find the CORRECT match.
Human fossil Cranial capacity Characteristic
A Homo habilis 650 - 800 cc They ate meat
B Homo erectus 900 cc Did not eat meat
C Neanderthal 1400 cc Buried their dead
D Australopithecus 800 cc Ate meat

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Evolution

Solution:

Australopithecus is the link between ape and men as they had many features common to both. These hunted with stone weapons and essentially ate fruits. Homo habilis is the first handy man as they prepared stone tools and had a cranial capacity 650-800 cc. They did not eat meat. Homo erectus is the erect man with cranial capacity 900 cc. They ate meat. Neanderthal man had a cranial capacity of 1400 cc. They used hides to cover their bodies and also buried their dead.