Question

Are humans more similar to trees or bacteria? How do you know?(1 point)

A
Humans are more similar to bacteria because trees cannot move around their environment.
B
Humans are more similar to trees because bacteria are too small to see.
C
Humans are not similar to trees or bacteria. Humans are a special species that is not related to any other species on Earth.
D
Humans are more similar to trees because all plants and animals are part of the same domain.

Answer 1

Humans and trees are interdependent - we breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide, while trees take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

Humans have about a thousand genes similar to those of bacteria, presumably because the genes are so vital that their DNA structure has remained much the same over millions of years of descent from a common ancestor.

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