Asked by crystal

Consider the phylogenetic tree of Old World primates.

A cladogram is shown. Humans are at the end. Next is chimpanzees and bonobos, then gorillas, then orangutans, then baboons.

According to the tree, which primates share the most recent common ancestor with humans?
gorillas
chimpanzees
bonobos and chimpanzees
bonobos and gorillas

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bonobos and chimpanzees

They branch off the closest to humans on the cladogram, so humans share a more recent common ancestor with chimpanzees and bonobos than with gorillas or other primates.