Which of the following had the smallest brain capacity?

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Which of the following had the smallest brain capacity?
A Homo erectus
B Homo sapiens
C Homo neanderthalensis
D Homo habilis

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Homo habilis: 650–800 cc; Homo erectus: about 900 cc; Homo neanderthalensis: about 1400 cc; Homo sapiens: about 1450 cc.
So Homo habilis had the smallest brain capacity.

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