What Is True of the Phylogeny in the Above Figure

question 2

Multiple Choice

What is true of the phylogeny in the above figure? 1. It is rooted.
2. The gibbons and siamangs represent an outgroup of the great apes.
3. Chimps and humans are the closest extant sister taxa depicted here.
4. It is absolute, meaning free of error.
5. The last common ancestor of the great apes lived about 14 million years ago.

• A)1, 2, and 3
• B)1, 2, and 5
• C)1, 2, 3, and 4
• D)1, 2, 3, and 5
• E)2, 3, 4, and 5

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