The Hobbit- Sized Hominin Whose Fossilized Remains Were Recently Discovered

question 105

Multiple Choice

The hobbit- sized hominin whose fossilized remains were recently discovered on a remote oceanic island belonged to the species

• A) Homo sapiens.
• B) Homo floresiensis.
• C) Homo neanderthalensis.
• D) Homo erectus.
• E) Homo habilis.

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Definitions:

NaBH4

Sodium borohydride is frequently employed as a reducing agent in the synthesis of organic compounds, tasked with converting aldehydes and ketones into alcohols.

Glycerol

A simple polyol compound with three hydroxyl groups, commonly used in pharmaceutical and food industries, as well as in the manufacture of dynamite.

β-D-Ribopyranose

A sugar molecule that is a form of ribose having a six-membered oxygen-containing ring, in the β-anomeric form.

Haworth Structure

A method for depicting cyclic sugars as planar rings with hydroxyl groups and other substituents positioned above or below the plane.