Question 70
(Multiple Choice)
Use the following figure to answer the questions below.
Humans,chimpanzees,gorillas,and orangutans are members of a clade called the great apes,which shared a common ancestor about 18 million years ago.Gibbons and siamangs comprise a clade called the lesser apes.Tree-branch lengths indicate elapsed time.
-From the above figure,to which of the extant apes are orangutans most closely related?
A)gibbons and siamangs
B)Dryopithecus and Ouranopithecus
C)gorillas
D)chimps
E)chimps, gorillas, and humans
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