Characteristics of human beings

 What type of living organism are we?

Human beings are animals. We eat plants and other animals. We inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. We have sense organs and we can move around.

Eating

Inhaling O2 and exhaling CO2

Sensory organs

Walking

What type of animal are we?

Human beings can be classified in different ways.

• Mammals. Newborn babies feed on their mother’s milk.

• Viviparous. Mothers give birth to live babies.

• Vertebrates. We have a backbone and an internal bone skeleton.

Skeleton

Backbone

• Omnivores. We eat plants and other animals.

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