Multiple Choice
From Figure 26.5, what is true of Dryopithecus and Ouranopithecus?
1) They were great apes.
2) They shared a common ancestor more recently with the orangutans than with the other great apes.
3) They appear to be part of a polytomy.
4) Their closest common ancestor with all of the extant great apes is the one they share with the orangutans.
5) They were about as different from each other genetically as humans are different from chimps.
A) 1, 2, and 4
B) 1, 3, and 4
C) 2, 4, and 5
D) 1, 2, 3, and 4
E) 2, 3, 4, and 5
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