_____ is the preferred term in referring to the ancestral species related to humans because it is more precise.
A) Hominid
B) Hominin
C) Human
D) Humanoid

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Hominin is the preferred term because it specifically refers to the evolutionary lineage that includes Homo sapiens and their closest extinct relatives. Hominid encompasses a broader group that includes all great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) and their extinct relatives. Human and humanoid are not as precise and do not specifically refer to the ancestral species related to humans.

_____ Is the Preferred Term in Referring to the Ancestral