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Match the descriptions below with the correct species of human ancestor or relative.Referred to as "upright human"; believed to have used tools, hunted, built fires, lived in caves: Nicknamed "Lucy"; believed to have existed before A. africanus: Sister species, rather than an ancestor, to H. sapiens: Modern humans: Discovered in 1924; named "southern ape from Africa": Called "handy human" because its fossil was found near tools:

A
A. africanus
B
A. afarensis
C
H. habilis
D
H. erectus
E
H. sapiens
F
H. neanderthalensis
G
A. africanus
H
A. afarensis
I
H. habilis
J
H. erectus
K
H. sapiens
L
H. neanderthalensis
M
A. africanus
N
A. afarensis
O
H. habilis
P
H. erectus
Q
H. sapiens
R
H. neanderthalensis
S
A. africanus
T
A. afarensis
U
H. habilis
V
H. erectus
W
H. sapiens
X
H. neanderthalensis
Y
A. africanus
Z
A. afarensis
[
H. habilis
\
H. erectus
]
H. sapiens
^
H. neanderthalensis
_
A. africanus
`
A. afarensis
a
H. habilis
b
H. erectus
c
H. sapiens
d
H. neanderthalensis
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Which statement does the fossil record and DNA evidence support?

A
Chimpanzees and humans do not share any common ancestors.
B
Chimpanzees are cousins to humans.
C
Chimpanzees are the ancestors of modern humans.

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