Activity 1: Deepen Your Understanding Direction: Answer the following questions: 1. Do you think human and monkey belong to same species? Explain your answer 2. Why is it important to have a variety of living organisms on Earth?
1.Humans and monkeys are both primates. But humans are not descended from monkeys or any other primate living today. We do share a common ape ancestor with chimpanzees. ... All apes and monkeys share a more distant relative, which lived about 25 million years ago.
2.Many species provide important benefits to humans, including food, clothing, and medicine. Much of the Earth's biodiversity, however, is in jeopardy due to human consumption and other activities that disturb and even destroy ecosystems. Pollution, climate change, and population growth are all threats to biodiversity.
1. Yes we do, because us humans have genetics of primates, and since monkeys and primates are alike, we can consider them as our cousins. Though not all monkeys are the same genetics us as, for we're not their descendants.
2. Many species provide important benefits to humans, including food, clothing, and medicine. Much of the Earth’s biodiversity, however, is in jeopardy due to human consumption and other activities that disturb and even destroy ecosystems. Pollution, climate change, and population growth are all threats to biodiversity.
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Answer:
1.Humans and monkeys are both primates. But humans are not descended from monkeys or any other primate living today. We do share a common ape ancestor with chimpanzees. ... All apes and monkeys share a more distant relative, which lived about 25 million years ago.
2.Many species provide important benefits to humans, including food, clothing, and medicine. Much of the Earth's biodiversity, however, is in jeopardy due to human consumption and other activities that disturb and even destroy ecosystems. Pollution, climate change, and population growth are all threats to biodiversity.
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Answer:
1. Yes we do, because us humans have genetics of primates, and since monkeys and primates are alike, we can consider them as our cousins. Though not all monkeys are the same genetics us as, for we're not their descendants.
2. Many species provide important benefits to humans, including food, clothing, and medicine. Much of the Earth’s biodiversity, however, is in jeopardy due to human consumption and other activities that disturb and even destroy ecosystems. Pollution, climate change, and population growth are all threats to biodiversity.
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