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QUESTION Why is the advent of bipedalism considered such a significant event in

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QUESTION Why is the advent of bipedalism considered such a significant event in human evolution? Because only bipedal organisms have large brains, indicating that they are capable of becoming intelligent O Because bipedalism initiated a cascade of evolutionary events that resulted in the evolution of our large brairs O Because standing upright helped our ancestors evade predators O Because the morphological adjustments required for bipedalism resulted from genetic changes that also resulted in cranial evolution, allowing for a larger brain case

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?C. Because standing upright helped our ancestors evade predators

In Darwin's formulation, this adaptation was partly caused by the advent of a hunting subsistence pattern, where the hands needed to be free to carry weapons and meat.