Primates Have Longer Gestation Periods Than Other Mammals Relative to Body

Question

Primates have longer gestation periods than other mammals relative to body size because they
A) produce smaller offspring, relative to body size, than other mammals.
B) have larger brains, relative to body size, than other mammals.
C) have access to more nutritive resources than other mammals.
D) do not possess the morphology for external gestation.

Accepted Answer

Primates have larger brains, relative to body size, than other mammals. In order to accommodate the development of a larger brain, primates must have longer gestation periods.