Figure 20.2
-Using the phylogeny drawn in Figure 20.2,assuming chimpanzees and gorillas are humans' closest relatives,removing humans from the great ape clade and placing them in a different clade has the effect of making the phylogenetic tree of the great apes
A)polyphyletic.
B)paraphyletic.
C)monophyletic.
D)conform with Linnaeus's view of great ape phylogeny.

Question

Figure 20.2
-Using the phylogeny drawn in Figure 20.2,assuming chimpanzees and gorillas are humans' closest relatives,removing humans from the great ape clade and placing them in a different clade has the effect of making the phylogenetic tree of the great apes
A)polyphyletic. 
B)paraphyletic. 
C)monophyletic. 
D)conform with Linnaeus's view of great ape phylogeny.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Moving humans out of the great ape clade would make the great ape clade paraphyletic, as it would no longer include all descendants of a common ancestor.

Figure 20.2 -Using the Phylogeny Drawn in Figure 20.2,assuming Chimpanzees and Gorillas