Question

douc
lynx
mesopithecus\tdouc\tlynx
red fur covering its legs\t\t□\t□
a long tail\t✓\t□\t□
long fingers and toes\t✓\t□\t□
spots on its legs\t\t□\t□
four limbs\t✓\t□\t□
based on the table, which modern organism shares more traits with mesopithecus?
douc\tlynx

Explanation:

Step1: Count traits for douc

Check each row for douc: red fur (no), long tail (no), long fingers/toes (no), spots (no), four limbs (no). So 0 traits matched initially (but wait, maybe we need to see which has more when we check each trait against Mesopithecus. Wait, Mesopithecus has 3 traits checked: long tail, long fingers/toes, four limbs. Now check douc and lynx against these.

Step2: Check douc against Mesopithecus traits

• Long tail: douc? Let's see the table. The douc's image (a primate) likely has a long tail. Wait, the table has checkmarks for Mesopithecus: long tail, long fingers/toes, four limbs. Now check douc:
• Long tail: douc (primate) has a long tail? Let's assume from the table, when we check each trait, douc:
• Long tail: maybe yes? Wait, no, the table's current checkmarks: Mesopithecus has 3 traits. Now check douc and lynx. Wait, the question is which modern organism (douc or lynx) shares more traits with Mesopithecus.

Wait, let's re-express:

Mesopithecus has traits: long tail (✓), long fingers/toes (✓), four limbs (✓). Now check douc and lynx for these traits:

• Long tail: douc (primate) has a long tail (likely), lynx (cat) has a short tail. So douc might have long tail.
• Long fingers/toes: douc (primate) has long fingers/toes, lynx (cat) has shorter.
• Four limbs: both douc and lynx have four limbs, but Mesopithecus has four limbs (✓). Wait, but the table's current checkmarks: for four limbs, Mesopithecus has ✓, douc and lynx are empty. But we need to infer which has more traits.

Wait, the key is to count how many traits each (douc, lynx) share with Mesopithecus.

Mesopithecus's traits (checked): long tail, long fingers/toes, four limbs.

Now check douc:

• Long tail: douc (primate) has a long tail → share.
• Long fingers/toes: douc has long fingers/toes → share.
• Four limbs: douc has four limbs → share.

Lynx:

• Long tail: lynx has short tail → no.
• Long fingers/toes: lynx has claws, shorter → no.
• Four limbs: lynx has four limbs → share.

So douc shares 3 traits (long tail, long fingers/toes, four limbs), lynx shares 1 (four limbs). Thus douc shares more.

Answer:

douc