2007-05-17 16:26:13 · 4 answers · asked by J 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
We are eukaryotes having cells with nuclei and organelles.
We are heterotrophs that must take in nutrition.
We carry on cellular respiration to get energy from food molecules; during that process we use oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
We both have ways to carry on fermentation when oxygen is not readily available, though we can't last too long like that.
2007-05-17 16:30:56 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ecolink is right.
We have tons in common. That's one reason why the model species for eukaryotes is yeast (Sachromyces cerivissiae or S. pombe). Another good reason to study yeast is that they multiply quickly, their genome is fully sequenced and they're not vertebrates = fewer regulations. Many proteins and metabolic processes are similar. For example, the method by which histones are passed on during chromosomal replication is highly conserved between yeast and humans - we just have different names for the proteins. There are numerous examples such as the above.
2007-05-17 23:47:51 · answer #2 · answered by Sci Fi Insomniac 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Besides the fact that both contain cells that can divide by mitosis(except human gametes, which divide by meiosis), yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and humans can undergo lactic acid fermentation, which occurs when not enough oxygen is present to completely break down sugar. Fermentation does not release a lot of energy.
Hope this helps!
2007-05-18 00:39:28 · answer #3 · answered by allstargurl522 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eating and multiplying
2007-05-17 23:29:20 · answer #4 · answered by bastian915 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋