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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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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

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Orangutans are most closely related to chimps, gorillas, and humans as they all belong to the family Hominidae, also known as great apes.

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