lets say you are observing humans as just another species of animal on this planet (oh, yeah, we are!). how would you classify humans in terms of their behaviors and effect of such behaviours on the planet?
2007-07-05 16:30:02 · 13 answers · asked by ỉη ץ٥ڵ 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Domesticated Primates.
2007-07-05 16:40:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Humans are animals. Humans are classified as follows:
Vertebrates (have a backbone)
Chordates (special backbone structure in early fetal stage)
Mammals (body hair, bear live young, lactate, more)
Primates (opposable thumb, primarily)
Homonids (Bipedal - walk with two legs)
Homo (genus)
Sapiens (species)
Humans can reason, which is the key characteristic which separates humans from other creatures. Some other creatures have been shown to reason; but no other species can solve highly complex problems or comprehend cause versus effect quite as quickly as humans. Humans are also thought to have other complex thinking processes, such as extensively diverse language. Humans are social; they spend a good deal of time raising their young (longer than any other species). Humans share other characteristics with other creatures; for example, humans conduct war and war is seen in chimpanzees.
Humans demonstrate emotions, but they are not alone in this. Other apes, such as gorillas, orangutans, bonobos and chimps as well as other primates (macaques, baboons etc,) but some say even dogs, wolves, orca and dolphins appear to clearly show emotions.
Humans also can demonstration mental illness; this is also seen in various animals also. There are many ways in which we are very much like other animals species. We are not the clearly "superior" species we think we are.
2007-07-05 17:19:04 · answer #2 · answered by RGedzelman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Entry 892035: Humans
Point of origin: Earth, in the Sol system
Dominant life form of home planet: Yes
Physical structure: Bipedal, warm-blooded vertebrate
Cellular chemistry: Deoxyribonucleic acid, 4-letter alphabet
Reproduction: Sexual (two sexes), viviparous
Food: Eats a variety of local lifeforms
Social habits: Forms tribes and nation-states which battle for resources
Technology: Has achieved radio transmission and short interplanetary travel
Probability of long-term survival: 50%
[some ideas taken from Carl Sagan's Cosmos]
2007-07-05 16:48:19 · answer #3 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
homo sapians (genus and species name)
Human are part of the primate family and have many similarities with other primates including the ability to use tools, an opposable thumb, the absence of "eye glow" which is found in many other animals such as felines and canines. Other similarities between humans and other primates include: hair, warm-blooded, nurse their young, and intelligence.
2007-07-13 02:50:48 · answer #4 · answered by goldilocks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hairless chimpanzee. Or maybe chimpanzees would be hairy humans. Or, depending upon the nature of the observer, dinner.
2007-07-05 18:09:31 · answer #5 · answered by the_eye_of_every_storm 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not even gonna try an answer. Humans are too diverse, their behavior is diverse, there are economy of scales, different philosophy's, education, etc etc etc
2007-07-05 16:44:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Omnivorous predator
2007-07-10 19:47:00 · answer #7 · answered by treebird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
humans have the ability to think. they are too diverse
2007-07-10 22:02:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goofballs !
2007-07-10 05:07:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Virus... definately.
2007-07-05 17:03:06 · answer #10 · answered by lllll 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋