A New Organism Is Discovered in the Forests of Costa

question 62

Multiple Choice

A new organism is discovered in the forests of Costa Rica. Scientists there determine that the polypeptide sequence of hemoglobin from the new organism has 72 amino acid differences from humans, 65 differences from a gibbon, 49 differences from a rat, and 5 differences from a frog. These data suggest that the new organism is more closely related to ________.

• A) humans than to frogs
• B) frogs than to humans
• C) rats than to frogs
• D) gibbons than to rats

---

Definitions:

Spouse

A partner in a marriage or civil union, legally bound to another individual, sharing household, familial, and social responsibilities.

Live Alone

The state or decision of residing in a household by oneself, without cohabitation with family or roommates.

Men

Mature male individuals of the human species.

Women

Adult human females, often discussed in contexts relating to gender roles, rights, and issues specific to this demographic.