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Question
We are told that evolution is a continuing phenomenon for all living things. Are humans also evolving? Justify your answer.
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Solution
Yes, human is also evolving. Fossils give the evidences that evolution is a continuous phenomenon. Our ancestors like Ramapithecus, Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Neanderthal man and Cro-magnon man continuously evolving and modem man (Homo sapiens sapiens) arises from certain modifications.
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