Question

Statement 1: All human beings have common ancestry.

Statement 2: Human beings evolved from chimpanzees and chimpanzees in turn evolved from monkeys.

Comment on both the statements stated above.

Answer 1

Answer: Only Statement 1 is correct.
All human beings have common ancestry. Humans and chimpanzees have a common ancestor. The diagram given below clearly shows that orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees and humans have evolved from a common ancestor. Thus, it not true that humans have evolved from chimpanzees or gorillas.