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Date November 2017 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 17N.3.HL.TZ0.04a.i
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17N.3.HL.TZ0.04a.i

The graph shows the correlation between the cerebral cortex mass and the number of neurons in the cerebral cortex of three groups of mammals (rodents, primates and insectivores). Each point indicates the mean number from different research studies for the species.

[Source: S Herculano-Houzel (2009) Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 3, p 31, Frontiers Research Foundation
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/neuro.09.031.2009/full]

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State which group has the lowest percentage of cerebral cortex mass.

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rodents