Question

The closest relative of modern day man is considered to be
A. Chimpanzee
B. Orangutan
C. Apes
D. Gibbon

Answer 1

Hint: Homo sapiens sapiens is called today’s man or modern day man. It evolved from the Cro-Magnon men about ten thousand years ago in a region around Caspian Sea in Central Asia. However the origin and evolution of man has occurred from ape-like ancestors.

Complete answer:
> Gibbons are the smallest apes and are also known as lesser apes. They walk bipedally and show sexual dimorphism. They have long arms, short legs, permanently curved fingers, and lightweight bodies.
> Orangutans are rarest Asian apes that are large in size and show marked sexual dimorphism. They walk quadrupedally and reddish brown hairs on the body but hairless face. They are vegetarians and intelligent animals.
> Gorillas are the largest apes and are found in Africa. They are terrestrial animals with Stout and muscular bodies and massive heads covered with thick muscles. They are shy, peaceful, vegetarians and knuckle walkers. They show sexual dimorphism. They have great adaptive features that help them in their survival in forests. The genetic code of humans and gorillas are approximately 98.3% the same and they also show emotions like humans. They have hairless faces with small eyes, broad chests and shoulders.
> Chimpanzees are the most closely related to humans among all other apes. They are tall and less muscular and walk quadrupedally. They are intelligent and peaceful animals.

So the correct answer is A. Chimpanzee.

Note: Humans and their close ancestors are called hominids. It also includes chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans and thus, also known as great apes. The earliest known fossils have been discovered in Southern and Eastern Africa.