Ms. Schroeder’s Animal Project

HUMANS

Group Characteristics• Generalists • Large • Extended post-natal developmental period• Largest and most complex nervous system • Limitations

– not the fastest or strongest – limited sensory range - sight, taste, hearing– little regeneration of organs– health imperfections– age and die– not able to solve all problems

Taxonomy: Homo Sapiens

• Kingdom animalia • Phylum chordata• Class mammalia • Order primates • Family hominidae • Genus homo• Species Homo sapiens

Habitat and Ecosystems• adequate and affordable shelter

• safe and affordable drinking water

• appropriate management systems for domestic and industrial waste

Anatomy and Physiology10 main systems:

Integumentary Skeletal Muscular

Circulatory RespiratoryDigestive ExcretoryNervous

Reproductive Endocrine

Integumentary

Skeletal

Muscular

Circulatory

Respiratory

Digestive and Excretory

Nervous

Reproductive

Endocrine

Life Cycle

Mating season and rituals

offspring numbers and care of offspring

Stages of development

Human Interaction

Human impact on group • Human habitat degradation

• Rapid urban population growth

• Shortage of permanent houses and plots

• Proliferation of squatter / unplanned settlements in urban areas

• Lack of refuse collection and disposal services

• Lack of affordable safe drinking water

• Water pollution due to human waste

• Water Pollution Due to Chemicals

Research

Interesting facts

• Product of a long evolutionary history • changed in certain ways due to natural

selection • share 98% of genes with chimps but chimps

are less related to gorillas than to humans • a recent species from a long line of animals • still evolving • influencing our own evolution

Bibliography

• Hominid Species http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/humtrait.html

• Environment-Human Habitat http://www.sdnp.org.mw/enviro/soe_report/chapter_8.html