DNA. Through news accounts and crime stories, weâre all familiar with the fact that the DNA in our cells reflects each individualâs unique identity and how closely related we are to one another. The same is true for the relationships among organisms.he percentage of genes or DNA that organisms share records their similarities. We share more genes with organisms that are more closely related to us. Humans belong to the biological group known as Primates, and are classified with the great apes, one of the major groups of the primate evolutionary tree.
Range: The range of the five-lined skink corresponds closely with the eastern deciduous forest. The species is found in southwestern New England (currently Vermont and Connecticut and historically in Massachusetts), south to northern Florida, west to Wisconsin, and in eastern parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
About 130 species of land mammal occur in Japan. The largest of these are the two bears. The Ussuri brown bear (Ursus arctos) is found in HokkaidÅ where it plays an important role in the culture of the Ainu people.The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) inhabits mountainous areas in HonshÅ«, KyÅ«shÅ« and Shikoku.izards include many endemic skink species (especially in the southern islands), the viviparous lizard (found as far north as the island of Hokkaido), and the Okinawa climbing lizard (Japalura polygonata). Freshwater turtles found in Japan include the endemic Japanese pond turtle, Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle.