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  • Resources And Alien Species For Possible Problems
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    At the turn of the century, it was apparent that we, the human race, could no longer continue at the rate we were going. At several billion people, we were rapidly multiplying at an exponential rate. Scientists declared an international emergency because of drastic depletion of natural resources. It became obvious that in a few decades the continuation of the human way of life would be impossible if we did not find a solution to our problem. We needed more space for our species, and something wi...
  • Fukuyama's Counter Argument In A Section
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    A penny for his thoughts Our Posthuman Future Francis Fukuyama Profile 17.99, pp 400 A little, for Francis Fukuyama, has gone a long way. In 1989 he made himself famous by opining that, with the breaching of the Berlin Wall, history had ended. His pronouncement hardly qualified as an idea; it was a slogan, crassly bolstering American triumphalism. At the time he was a middling policy wonk in the federal government, so he was merely doing his job by dressing up propaganda as philosophy. History s...
  • Environments Rich In Biodiversity
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    'BIODIVERSITY' Biodiversity, as defined by E.O. Wilson, 'is meant to be all inclusive-it's the genetic based variation of living organisms at all levels, from the variety of genes in populations of single species, through species, on up to the array of natural ecosystems. ' This includes plants, animals, insects, fungi, bacteria, and all microorganisms. All of these things create what is known as a web. These things interact with each other in some way there for they depend on one another throug...
  • Classification Print Section Advertisement Homo Sapiens
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    Find in this article Print article Send us feedback More Media (4 items) Article Outline Introduction, Classification, Structure and Physiology, Behavior, Cultural Attributes, Other Definitions I. Introduction Print section Human, common name given to any individual of the species Homo sapiens and, by extension, to the entire species. The term is also applied to certain species that were the evolutionary forerunners of Homo sapiens (see Human Evolution). Scientists consider all living people mem...
  • Size From Previous Homo Species
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    Human Evolution and the Fossil Record Scientists continue to debate the history of man. It is generally agreed upon by the scientific community, however, that humans evolved from lesser beings, and this essay will function to provide evidence to support this claim. Several points will be outlined, including the general physical changes that occurred between several key species on the phylogeny of man, and a discussion of dating methods used to pinpoint the age of the fossils. This essay will beg...
  • Modern Human With Neanderthal Traits
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    Were Neanderthals the same as modern humans, or were they an entirely different species? This is a major topic of debate among Anthropologists, and many people strongly argue each view, backing their opinion with evidence from physical remains and inferred ideas about behavior. The proponents of the separate species hypothesis believe that they had a common ancestor, but Neanderthals and modern humans were separate species. They argue that the Neanderthal line was a dead end, and that for some r...
  • 1 Web Genetic Diversity
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    1 web Genetic diversity is precious and should not be touched, even with the overwhelming temptation to do so. The gathering of genetic knowledge does not guarantee wisdom in deciding about human diversity. (Suzuki, Genetics, 345-346) A generalization must, then, occur. Every decision involves human beings as the decision makers and these persons must live with the consequences. Also, most decisions involve choices between different outcomes and humans are likely to place different values on dif...
  • Extinct Due To Human Activities
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    Year 12 SAME Biology Ecosystems 1. List ways in which Humans practices can lead to major changes in communities. Give specific examples with data to support. The ways in which human practices can lead to major changes in communities are as follows: - Land degradation - Polluting (waterways) - Clearing land - Intensive Farming (grazing, crops) - Urban sprawl - Deforestation For example, Marine Ecosystem Pollution has been and still is a major problem in Novi Scotia surface waters. An abundance of...
  • Of The Species Within The Family
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    Introduction A Hominid is any member of the biological family Hominidae, or more commonly known as the great apes. Hominids are categorised in these areas, Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Order: Primates, Suborder: Haplorrhini, Infra order: Simiiformes, Parvorder: Catarrhini, Superfamily: Hominoidea, Family: Hominidae. The Hominidae family includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, as well as many other extinct species. The family has caused much division withi...
  • Survival Of The Human Species
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    Human, common name given to any individual of the species Homo sapiens and by extension, to the entire species. Indeed, the term is also applied to certain species that were the evolutionary forerunners of Homo sapiens. Human are the first species in the world combined with human structure, behavior, and culture. In general, Homo sapiens is identified as an animal with a backbone and segmented spinal cord that suckles its young that gestates its young with the aid of a placenta that is equipped ...
  • Human Development Since Homo Erectus
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    Human evolution is the biological and cultural development of humans. A human is any member of the species Homo sapiens, meaning? wise man.? Since at least the Upper Paleolithic era, some 40,000 years ago, every human society has devised a creation myth to explain how humans came to be. Creation myths are based on cultural beliefs that have been adopted as a legitimate explanation by a society as to where we came from. The science of paleoanthropology, which also tries to create a narrative abou...

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