CHAPTER 12 - HUMAN BIOLOGY

Kingdom of humans

Animalia - As animals, humans are heterotrophs (hey obtain nutrition by consuming other organic matter) and are multicellular.

Phylum of Humans

Chordata - Humans are classified as chordates due to having a spinal cord connected to a brain, a notochord (t least during development) and other characteristics of the phylum.

Class of Humans

Mammalia - Humans are mammals, characterised by having fur, mammary glands (for producing milk to feed their young) and other shard traits.

Order of Humans

Primates - Within mammals, humans are classified as primates, a diverse group that includes monkeys, apes, and prosimians. Are distinguished by features like grasping hands and feet, forward – facing eyes, and relatively large brains.

Family of humans

Hominidae - Humans belong to the Hominidae family, which includes all great apes (orang-utans , gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans.

Genus of Humans

Homo - The genus homo (meaning “man”)is the group that includes modern humans and several extinct human species.

Species of Humans

sapiens - Homo sapiens are modern humans.

Hominoid

Members of the primate superfamily Hominoidea (gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees and humans)

Hominidae

The family to which great apes (orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos) and humans belong.

Hominids

The name given to members of Hominidae family

Hominin

The group which are bipedal and have relatively large brains. Humans are the only species in this group as they have developed features that set them apart from the other primates.

Hominini

the tribe (group within a subfamily) to which humans and extinct ancestors of humans belong.