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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