What is the scientific name for the goat family?: August 2010

Monday, August 23, 2010

What's the scientific name for a Rose [flower]?

a regular, red, thorny rose.

and i don't need all the stuff- like kingdom, plantae crap, just the name scientistic use to call a rose. 2 words.

What's the scientific name for a Rose [flower]?
Rosa banksianae-- Chinese tea rose

There are many species of the genus Rosa.
Reply:If you insist on two words, then the name is Rosa sp. That's because there are many species in the Rose genus (over 100) and they are all considered roses. Plus they belong to the Rose family (Rosaceae).
Reply:Roses are one of the most beautiful flowers on this planet.

http://www.thegiftofflowers.info/red-ros...
Reply:Rosa

yup, after that it is just the variety, like Rosa floribunda
Reply:Rosaceae Rosa

What is the scientific name for a SIBERIAN HUSKY?

Canis familiaris

What is the scientific name for a SIBERIAN HUSKY?
All dogs are members of a single species, Canis familiaris. Siberian Husky is a specific breed of this species.
Reply:Scientific Name:

Canis familiaris

Family Name:

Canidae

Size:

20-23 1/2 inches (51-60 cm.)

Weight:

35-60 lbs. (16-27 kg.)

Color:

Black and white, which ranges from light (dilute) to dark (jet), red and white, which ranges from light (peach or orange) to dark (chocolate or brown), gray and white, which ranges from light (silver) to dark (wolf-gray), sable and white, which is red-orange with black tips), agouti and white, (which is sometimes referred to as the coyote color and contains a lot of dark gray coat), and white, but not to be confused with a Samoyed. The mosted notable is being pie-bald. The coat markings are similar to that of a pinto horse. The face mask and underbody are usually white, and the rest of the coat any color.

Life Span:

about 12-15 years
Reply:I'm pretty sure Space Coyote is right.
Reply:Space Coyote is right, you stupid thumbs-down trolls...

All dogs are the same species. Different breeds do not have different scientific names. There are about 400 different breeds recognized by various kennel clubs throughout the world.

The domestic dog used to be called Canis familiaris until the 1990s, when it was reclassified as a subspecies of the gray wolf. The correct scientific name for the domestic dog today is Canis lupus familiaris.
Reply:dogs are domesticated animals.

All dogs are Canis Familiaris (great dane to chihuahua)
Reply:They do not have one for individual breeds.

Domestic dogs are just Canis lupus familiaris and it applies to all of them.

What is with all the thumbs downs? That is the correct answer. Weird people.
Reply:Siberian husky

Characteristics

Scientific Name:

Canis familiaris

Family Name:

Canidae

Size:

20-23 1/2 inches (51-60 cm.)

Weight:

35-60 lbs. (16-27 kg.)

Color:

Black and white, which ranges from light (dilute) to dark (jet), red and white, which ranges from light (peach or orange) to dark (chocolate or brown), gray and white, which ranges from light (silver) to dark (wolf-gray), sable and white, which is red-orange with black tips), agouti and white, (which is sometimes referred to as the coyote color and contains a lot of dark gray coat), and white, but not to be confused with a Samoyed. The mosted notable is being pie-bald. The coat markings are similar to that of a pinto horse. The face mask and underbody are usually white, and the rest of the coat any color.

Life Span:

about 12-15 years

What is the scientific name for the river otter and the meaning?

i need to know for a research project

What is the scientific name for the river otter and the meaning?
Lontra canadensis

a North American member of the Mustelidae or weasel family
Reply:You should Google "scientific name for river otter" and see what you find. (In other words, do your own homework! lol)
Reply:Lutra canadensis. Do you really need a translation?

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What Is The Scientific name for pneumonia?

What Is The Scientific name for pneumonia?

What Is The Scientific name for pneumonia?
There are several types of pneumonia. Below is a breif overview of each. Also I will include a detailed description of pneumonia. Hope This helps. The short answer is pneumonia, the real answer, what type of pneumonia. Also, many people refer to the "Flu" as pneumonia which it is NOT!

WHAT IS PNEUMONIA?

Pneumonia is a serious infection and/or inflammation of your lungs. The air sacs in the lungs fill with pus and other liquid. Oxygen has trouble reaching your blood. If there is too little oxygen in your blood, your body cells can't work properly. Because of this and spreading infection through the body pneumonia can cause death.

Pneumonia can have over 30 different causes.

Until 1936, pneumonia was the No.1 cause of death in the U.S. Since then, the use of antibiotics brought it under control. In 2003, pneumonia and influenza combined ranked as the seventh leading cause of death.1

Pneumonia affects your lungs in two ways. Lobar pneumonia affects a section (lobe) of a lung. Bronchial pneumonia (or bronchopneumonia) affects patches throughout both lungs.

CAUSES OF PNEUMONIA

Pneumonia is not a single disease. It can have over 30 different causes. There are five main causes of pneumonia:

鈥?Bacteria

鈥?Viruses

鈥?Mycoplasmas

鈥?Other infectious agents, such as fungi -- including pneumocystis

鈥?Various chemicals

BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA

Bacterial pneumonia can attack anyone from infants through the elderly. Alcoholics, the debilitated, post-operative patients, people with respiratory diseases or viral infections and people who have weakened immune systems are at greater risk.

Pneumonia bacteria are present in some healthy throats. When body defenses are weakened in some way, by illness, old age, malnutrition, general debility or impaired immunity, the bacteria can multiply and cause serious damage. Usually, when a person's resistance is lowered, bacteria work their way into the lungs and inflame the air sacs.

The tissue of part of a lobe of the lung, an entire lobe, or even most of the lung's five lobes becomes completely filled with liquid (this is called "consolidation"). The infection quickly spreads through the bloodstream and the whole body is invaded.

The organism streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia. It is one form of pneumonia for which a vaccine is available.

Symptoms: The onset of bacterial pneumonia can vary from gradual to sudden. In the most severe cases, the patient may experience shaking chills, chattering teeth, severe chest pain, and a cough that produces rust-colored or greenish mucus.

A person's temperature may rise as high as 105 degrees F. The patient sweats profusely, and breathing and pulse rate increase rapidly. Lips and nailbeds may have a bluish color due to lack of oxygen in the blood. A patient's mental state may be confused or delirious.

VIRAL PNEUMONIA

Half of all pneumonias are believed to be caused by viruses. More and more viruses are being identified as the cause of respiratory infection, and though most attack the upper respiratory tract, some produce pneumonia, especially in children. Most of these pneumonias are not serious and last a short time but some may be.

Infection with the influenza virus may be severe and occasionally fatal. The virus invades the lungs and multiplies, but there are almost no physical signs of lung tissue becoming filled with fluid. It finds many of its victims among those who have pre-existing heart or lung disease or are pregnant.

Symptoms: The initial symptoms of viral pneumonia are the same as influenza symptoms: fever, a dry cough, headache, muscle pain, and weakness. Within 12 to 36 hours, there is increasing breathlessness; the cough becomes worse and produces a small amount of mucus. There is a high fever and there may be blueness of the lips.

In extreme cases, the patient has a desperate need for air and extreme breathlessness. Viral pneumonias may be complicated by an invasion of bacteria, with all the typical symptoms of bacterial pneumonia.

MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA

Because of its somewhat different symptoms and physical signs, and because the course of the illness differed from classical pneumococcal pneumonia, mycoplasma pneumonia was once believed to be caused by one or more undiscovered viruses and was called "primary atypical pneumonia."

Identified during World War II, mycoplasmas are the smallest free-living agents of disease in humankind, unclassified as to whether bacteria or viruses, but having characteristics of both. They generally cause a mild and widespread pneumonia. They affect all age groups, occurring most frequently in older children and young adults. The death rate is low, even in untreated cases.

Symptoms: The most prominent symptom of mycoplasma pneumonia is a cough that tends to come in violent attacks, but produces only sparse whitish mucus. Chills and fever are early symptoms, and some patients experience nausea or vomiting. Patients may experience profound weakness that lasts for a long time.

OTHER KINDS OF PNEUMONIA

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is caused by an organism believed to be a fungus. PCP may be the first sign of illness in many persons with AIDS.

PCP can be successfully treated in many cases. It may recur a few months later, but treatment can help to prevent or delay its recurrence.

Other less common pneumonias may be quite serious and are occurring more often. Various special pneumonias are caused by the inhalation of food, liquid, gases or dust, and by fungi. Foreign bodies or a bronchial obstruction such as a tumor may promote the occurrence of pneumonia, although they are not causes of pneumonia.

Rickettsia (also considered an organism somewhere between viruses and bacteria) cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Q fever, typhus and psittacosis, diseases that may have mild or severe effects on the lungs. Tuberculosis pneumonia is a very serious lung infection and extremely dangerous unless treated early.

TREATING PNEUMONIA

If you develop pneumonia, your chances of a fast recovery are greatest under certain conditions: if you're young, if your pneumonia is caught early, if your defenses against disease are working well, if the infection hasn't spread, and if you're not suffering from other illnesses.

In the young and healthy, early treatment with antibiotics can cure bacterial pneumonia, speed recovery from mycoplasma pneumonia, and a certain percentage of rickettsia cases. There is not yet a general treatment for viral pneumonia, although antiviral drugs are used for certain kinds. Most people can be treated at home.

The drugs used to fight pneumonia are determined by the germ causing the pneumonia and the judgment of the doctor. After a patient's temperature returns to normal, medication must be continued according to the doctor's instructions, otherwise the pneumonia may recur. Relapses can be far more serious than the first attack.

Besides antibiotics, patients are given supportive treatment: proper diet and oxygen to increase oxygen in the blood when needed. In some patients, medication to ease chest pain and to provide relief from violent cough may be necessary.

The vigorous young person may lead a normal life within a week of recovery from pneumonia. For the middle-aged, however, weeks may elapse before they regain their accustomed strength, vigor, and feeling of well-being. A person recovering from mycoplasma pneumonia may be weak for an extended period of time.

Adequate rest is important to maintain progress toward full recovery and to avoid relapse. Remember, don't rush recovery!

PREVENTING PNEUMONIA IS POSSIBLE

Because pneumonia is a common complication of influenza (flu), getting a flu shot every fall is good pneumonia prevention.

A vaccine is also available to help fight pneumococcal pneumonia, one type of bacterial pneumonia. Your doctor can help you decide if you, or a member of your family, need the vaccine against pneumococcal pneumonia. It is usually given only to people at high risk of getting the disease and its life-threatening complications.

The greatest risk of pneumococcal pneumonia is usually among people who:

Have chronic illnesses such as:

lung disease

heart disease

kidney disorders

sickle cell anemia

diabetes.

Are recovering from severe illness

Are in nursing homes or other chronic care facilities

Are age 65 or older

If you are at risk, ask your doctor for the vaccine.

Ask your doctor about any revaccination recommendations. The vaccine is not recommended for pregnant women or children under age two.

Since pneumonia often follows ordinary respiratory infections, the most important preventive measure is to be alert to any symptoms of respiratory trouble that linger more than a few days. Good health habits, proper diet and hygiene, rest, regular exercise, etc., increase resistance to all respiratory illnesses. They also help promote fast recovery when illness does occur.

IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS OF PNEUMONIA

Call your doctor immediately. Even with the many effective antibiotics, early diagnosis and treatment are important.

Follow your doctor's advice. In serious cases, your doctor may advise a hospital stay. Or recovery at home may be possible.

Continue to take the medicine your doctor prescribes until told you may stop. This will help prevent recurrence of pneumonia and relapse.

Remember, even though pneumonia can be treated, it is an extremely serious illness. Don't wait, get treatment early.
Reply:I'm not sure if there is an existing scientific name for pneumonia, but the scientific name for the causative agent (bug/bacteria) of pneumonia is called Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Reply:Depends on the caliber of pneumonia
Reply:The scientific name is pneumonia. It is an infection of the lung.
Reply:There is none. Pneumonia isn't a virus or a bacteria, although it may be caused by them. Pneumonia is a group of diseases and with many causes.

What is the scientific name for instant snow?

It is a polymer. It absorbs water and will expand to produce snow even is the ambient temperature is above freezing. Clink for a fuller explanation: http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/scienc...

Rheoscopic fluid has nothing to do with instant snow. it is a "current showing" fluid. Such liquids can be effective in visualizing dynamic currents for the study and demonstration of fluid flow, but is not related to snow.

What is the scientific name for instant snow?
Scientific name for insta snow is rheoscopic fluid.

Does this help?

What is the scientific name of a "humble weed"?

why call it as such?

What is the scientific name of a "humble weed"?
Arabidopsis thaliana, a small weed in the mustard family, has become the plant model equivalent to the mouse model in genomic research. It offers clues to how all sorts of living organisms behave genetically, with potentially widespread applications for agriculture, medicine, energy, and the environment.

The simplicity of this humble weed is truly a virtue. The 120-megabase genome of the plant is organized into five chromosomes and contains an estimated 25,000 genes. AGI's international team began sequencing the Arabidopsis genome in 1996. The sequence of chromosomes 2 and 4 was reported in 1999, and today chromosomes 1, 3, and 5 wereannounced as complete.

Arabidopsis thaliana

The complete sequence of Arabidopsis is directly relevant to human biological functions, because many fundamental life processes at the molecular and cellular levels are common to all higher organisms. Some of those processes are easier to study in Arabidopsis than in human or animal models. Arabidopsis contains numerous genes equivalent to those that prompt disease in humans鈥攔anging from cancer and premature aging, to ailments such as Wilson's disease, in which the human body's inability to excrete copper can be fatal.

"The Arabidopsis genome is entirely in the public domain, so the research results being announced today are immediately available to scientists across the world," said Daphne Preuss, an AGI researcher and faculty member in the University of Chicago's Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology. "Its implications for farming, nutrition, and medicine are potentially vast."

The entire genome of Arabidopsis consists of genes that dictate when the plant will bud, bloom, sleep, or seed. Those functional genes have their counterparts in far more complicated plants such as corn, rice, cotton and soybean. Because it is a model for over 250,000 other plant species, Arabidopsis is yielding insights that scientists are already applying to make other plants easier to grow under adverse conditions and healthier to eat.

One result of the research has been crops that are more resistant to the cold. Because every molecular function of plants is dictated by DNA, an understanding of the genome could also help scientists develop crops that grow faster and larger, are more disease-resistant, and produce useful chemicals more efficiently.

Arabidopsis researchers have also identified genes that determine whether the growing shoot of a plant will develop into a flower. By inserting a certain gene into poplar shoots, scientists have shortened that tree's flowering time from six years to only six months. This could have implications for the use of plants as a major potential source of renewable energy and as feedstock in place of petroleum in the chemical synthesis industry.

The next step is to determine the function of the 25,000 Arabidopsis genes. This work has already begun with the organization of the "2010 Project" by the NSF and others as part of a world-wide Arabidopsis functional genomics effort, which will be coordinated in a similar manner to the Arabidopsis genome sequencing project.

Funding for the AGI was provided by government agencies on three continents鈥攖he National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the European Union, and the Chiba Prefectural Government of Japan.
Reply:Do you mean "tumbleweed"? As in what you see in Westerns, rolling across the plains?

If so, then they are shrubs growing in arid plains or salt-flats. They belong to a number of related species, which all share the trait of breaking free from their roots in autumn.

The main body of the plant is then blown across the plains, scattering its seeds as it goes, while the root stock survives, and sprouts again the next year.

What's the scientific name of mactan stone, gray lip stone, snake skin stone, and light salmon stone?

Please answer this question as part of our communication.

thank you.

What's the scientific name of mactan stone, gray lip stone, snake skin stone, and light salmon stone?
I doubt there is a scientific name for these, since as common names they may be applied to almost anything. They may be common names for more than one type of rock or shell.

Mactan stone is a type of sea shell that comes from the Mactan Island in the Phillipines, but is also made of plastic resin and sold as Mactan Stone by some retailers.

Snakeskin stone appears to be a trade name for a material used in Italian furniture, possibly made from a coral-type limestone. I have never seen a reference to light salmon stone or gray lip stone, but I suspect these are just descriptive names given to an attractive material by a clever vendor.

karate

What is the scientific name for anorexia?

anorexia nervosa

What is the scientific name for anorexia?
Anorexia is the scientific name, doh, or anorexia nervosa, to be more precise, meaning 'nervous loss of appetite'
Reply:I believe it's anorexia nervosa

Is there a scientific name for pimple?

We're preparing a lab report, and I need that. :) If there is none though, what do you think I should place instead of the scientific name? Thanks.

Is there a scientific name for pimple?
comedones - comedo

here are a few links

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/...

http://www.dermnetnz.org/acne/pdf/comedo...
Reply:There are two:

Pustule (one which contains pus), and

Papule (one which contains no pus).
Reply:acne vulgaris or rasaccea.
Reply:Yer. Shitheads
Reply:zit

Whats a cool sounding scientific name?

on the lines of; cyborg, android, robot... etc?

Whats a cool sounding scientific name?
humanoid

simian

sentient being
Reply:chemical, zirconium,tungsten
Reply:Asteroid
Reply:prototype
Reply:facilitator

robotron

Reply:Zog

Is there a scientific name for Diphtheria or do you just name it by Cornye Diptheriae?

Diphtheria is medically known as diphtheria, you are correct. It is caused by the bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae, (you were close!). In cultures, it is reported out using the bacterial name.

self defense

In science our teacher gave us these things called moth nuggets, whats their real scientific name?

There almost crystal like, and milky and easily broken

In science our teacher gave us these things called moth nuggets, whats their real scientific name?
The type most often used in science classes is para-dichlorobenzene. For more detail on this and the other types, see the reference.
Reply:Moth balls are usually made of camphor or naphthalene. Hope that helps!
Reply:I assume it's moth balls or 1,4-dichlorobenzene

Scientific name for a decomposing bacteria?

I've searched all over google and I can't find anything that's exactly what I'm looking for and my project about this is do tomorrow :/

Scientific name for a decomposing bacteria?
There are several names. Decomposing bacteria by itself is a good name.

Saprobic bacteria is a good term; a saprobe being an organism that lives on decaying organic matter. Similarly, it could be Saprotrophic bacteria, meaning the same thing.

Another alternative would be heterotroph, but that just means that the bacterium needs to eat food to obtain energy, so it is not specifically for decomposers.

I hope this is what you are looking for!

Does anyone know the scientific name of the ingredient in makeup, that is derived from corn?

Corn syrup is used as a thickener and a preservative.

Does anyone know the scientific name of the ingredient in makeup, that is derived from corn?
corn starch?

Is there a scientific name for a smell that sticks to the olfactory scent detectors and keeps out other smells?

nope

martial arts

What is the scientific name of Acanthopholis?

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Sauropsida

Superorder: Dinosauria

Order: Ornithischia

Suborder: Thyreophora

Infraorder: Ankylosauria

Family: Nodosauridae

Genus: Acanthopholis

Species: A. horrida

What is the scientific name for the back of your knee?

This is the diamond shaped POPLITEAL FOSSA. . It is bounded above by the Semimembranosus,biceps femoris and semitendinosus.... Below by the 2heads of the Gastrocnemius.

The floor is the popliteal surface of the femur and the popliteus muscle and plantaris muscle.

What is the scientific name for the back of your knee?
the muscle? i think it is called a hamstring
Reply:popliteal fossa
Reply:Popliteal Fossa
Reply:The name is the popliteal, the bone is the epicondyle, and the muscle is called the plantarus.
Reply:the back of the knee is referred to as the popliteal.
Reply:posterior knee

jujitsu

What is the scientific name of Elaphrosaurus?

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Sauropsida

Superorder: Dinosauria

Order: Saurischia

Suborder: Theropoda

Infraorder: Ceratosauria

Genus: Elaphrosaurus

Binomial name

Elaphrosaurus bambergi

Janensch, 1920

Does anyone know the scientific name of the ingredient in makeup, that is derived from corn?

Corn syrup is used as a thickener and a preservative.

Does anyone know the scientific name of the ingredient in makeup, that is derived from corn?
corn starch?

Is there a scientific name for a smell that sticks to the olfactory scent detectors and keeps out other smells?

nope

What is the scientific name of Acanthopholis?

What is the scientific name for the back of your knee?

What is the scientific name of Elaphrosaurus?

What is the scientific name for the virus "Mumps"?

And I was also wondering if the common name for "Mumps" was simply "Mumps", or is it something else?

What is the scientific name for the virus "Mumps"?
The mumps virus is a member of Paramixoviradae, genus Rubulavirus. But you'd be hard pressed to even find a doctor or scientists who would call it anything but mumps.
Reply:Mumps: Rubela

Etymology: from plural of obsolete "mump grimace"

An acute contagious virus disease marked by fever, and by swelling, especially of the parotid gland.

What is the scientific name for trees that dont lose there leaves?

stubborn

What is the scientific name for trees that dont lose there leaves?
evergreen plants.
Reply:Evergreen is the best term to use because not all evergreens are conifers and not all conifers are evergreens.
Reply:Is it evergreens, you want to know or deciduous...

You could go for the latin names on Yahoo
Reply:Evergreen.

There is no other more-technical-sounding word for it.

"The converse of deciduous is evergreen; plants which are intermediate may be called semi-deciduous."
Reply:Gymnosperm is the name usually used, although that's not used in official taxonomy anymore. They are now split into 4 groups, and the one most people are familiar with is called Pinophyta.
Reply:there's evergreen and diciduous, i don't know evergreen as a scientific name though.
Reply:Conifers.
Reply:evergreen
Reply:coniferous... or Pinophyta
Reply:The evergreen tree does not lose it's leaves. If you need the answer why not look it up on the internet by surfing for the website that describes trees and their leaves.
Reply:Indeciduous.

ninja

What would a scientific name be for a unicorn/wolf?

Or latin rooted name.. like uni is one corn is horn...and wolf...

what would you call a half unicorn half wolf?

Yeah, weird question.

What would a scientific name be for a unicorn/wolf?
Lupicorn.
Reply:Wolfus Cornicus??
Reply:Equus caballus et canis lupus.
Reply:lupus/uni horned equine hybrid or just make up a name for it yourself, that might be easier! *lol*
Reply:Lupus Unicornus
Reply:Canis lupus caballus
Reply:Unicornus wolfus

What is the scientific name for the left eardrum?

Tympanic membrane..right or left has the same name..

What is the scientific name for the left eardrum?
The posh Latin version is Membrana Tympani Sinistra
Reply:Left Tympanic Membrane
Reply:left tympanic membrane

What is the scientific name of money maker plant?

thanks

What is the scientific name of money maker plant?
MINT
Reply:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliocladium...

Well, its pretty much cheap gas. Which kinda = Money
Reply:a biznatche.a

*click-click*

This is an odd question but does anyone know the scientific name of the "fear od ladders"?

I don't mean the fear of "walking under" ladders or the fear of "falling off" ladders I mean the fear of "climbing" ladders. I can't seem to find it. I need the phobic name (ex: claustriphobia is fear of small places, _______phobia is fear of climbing ladders?)

This is an odd question but does anyone know the scientific name of the "fear od ladders"?
Acrophobia is the fear of heights. Does that help?
Reply:acrophobia

shadow boxing

What is the scientific name for boogers/snot?

nasal mucous

What is the scientific name for boogers/snot?
nasal mucous.

Staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!
Reply:mucous

What is the scientific name of leukemia?

Leukemia is a scientific name for the abnoral production of white blood cells.

What is the scientific name of leukemia?
leukemia is the scientific name for cancer
Reply:It is part of the broad group of diseases called hematological neoplasms.. There are four major types of Leukemia:

Acute lymphocytic leukemia (also known as Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, or ALL) is the most common type of leukemia in young children. This disease also affects adults, especially those age 65 and older.

Acute myelogenous leukemia (also known as Acute Myeloid Leukemia, or AML) occurs more commonly in adults than in children. This type of leukemia was previously called "acute nonlymphocytic leukemia".

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) most often affects adults over the age of 55. It sometimes occurs in younger adults, but it almost never affects children.

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) occurs mainly in adults. A very small number of children also develop this disease.
Reply:It is a form of blood cancer.
Reply:Leukemia. The dictionary, and encarta.msn.com will tell you.
Reply:Leukemia is a scientific name.

However, there are many types of subgroups of the illness, each with their own specific name (chronic, myeloid, etc.)

What is the scientific phobia name for the fear of egyptian things?

Please Help! Thanks! :)

What is the scientific phobia name for the fear of egyptian things?
Ok, so I just visited: http://www.saviodsilva.net/ph/11.htm , and they say that the fear of the bogeyman is bogyphobia...

I think in this case, since I can't find the phobic name for "the fear of egyptian things", it may be appropriate to say "Egyptian Phobia".

But, well... you said "fear of egyptian things", do you mean anything specifically?

Maybe "egyptophobia"? I don't think its been coined yet...
Reply:Oh my god, your afraid of Egypt too? I thought i was the only one. Seriously, every aspect of Egyptian culture and Egypt its self scares the bejesus out of me. I have yet to find the answer yet, but its most likeley along the lines of "egyptaphobia" or "coraphalliaphobia". Report Abuse

Reply:Cultural preference? I'm sorry, I don't believe there is a scientific name for fear of Egyptian things. If you don't like Egyptian things, fine. It's not science.
Reply:sphynxophobia?

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Reply:Never heard of anyone who had a fear of Egyptian things. "Egyptphobia" could be the fear of Egypt, but not necessarily Egyptian things. But it's a start.

A common practice in medicine is for a condition to be named by the doctor who first diagnoses it. And seeing as you're the first I've ever heard of, ask your shrink what it's called; tell him to write a paper on it, and whatever he calls it is its name.
Reply:I think this might be a new thing. Maybe you can get them to name it after you, like Lou Gerigs Disease or something, but fill in your name.

Or you could just go with egyptphobia.
Reply:anti-Egyptian or Anti-Semitic Egyptian

otherwise is a sociopath,simply because "things" is not a word in itself,but in the context your are using it denotes everything Egyptian,nor and object in particular,and it is not

related to science because, nothing related to any subject in science,(biology,zoology,etc,)is associated with "things",

it would lead then to frame this" phobia" in a social context at the least,so the proper suffix to use is anti or Semitic-(as an antonyms)to denote something similar to phobia
Reply:King Tut aphobia
Reply:Sorry, couldn't find the specific name. Just "Egypt phobia" I guess.
Reply:lol sounds you are like one in a billion... never heard of such a thing ... maybe you can make up a word good-luck
Reply:pharaohphobia?
Reply:Yeah, still looking but you might like the entire phobia list; you could check it out...it goes on forever.

Going with the first answer of "Egyptphobia" given that the fear of outerspace is Spacephobia.

http://www.phobialist.com/

Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.

Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.

Acerophobia- Fear of sourness.

Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.

Acousticophobia- Fear of noise.

Acrophobia- Fear of heights.

Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.

Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places.

Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.

Agateophobia- Fear of insanity.

Agliophobia- Fear of pain.

Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.

Agraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse.

Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals.

Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street.

Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects.

Ailurophobia- Fear of cats.
Reply:Hypnotherapy is probably one of the best ways to cure a phobia.

Your phobia has probably got a name, have a look at this list of phobias

http://www.hypnotherapistregister.com/Ph...

You will find some helpful information on the following link.

http://www.hypnotherapistregister.com/Fe...

http://www.hypnotherapistregister.com/in...

What is the precipitation of the pleistocene era and what is the scientific name for a ground sloth?

thanks a ton

What is the precipitation of the pleistocene era and what is the scientific name for a ground sloth?
The amount of precipitation will depend on the area and part of the Pleistocene you want to know. For example during the Late Pleistocene precipitation seems to have been up to 33% higher (1.5-1.9 m/year) in parts of the United States (Lemons et al. 1996).

There are many species of Pleistocene ground sloths, here are some examples: Megalocnus rodens from Cuba; Megatherium americanum from South America; Megalonyx jeffersonii from North America.

Lemons, D. R., M. R. Milligan %26amp; M. A. Chan. 1996. Paleoclimatic implications of late Pleistocene sediment yield rates for the Bonneville Basin, northern Utah. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 123:147-159.

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What is a system in which an organism is assigned a universally scientific name?

I assume you are referring to the Linnaean system of Binomial Nomenclature.

Where can I get scientific name of red spinach?

Trianthema triquetra

http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/nature_conserv...

Where can I get scientific name of red spinach?
Atriplex Hortensis, (also known as Garden Orach)
Reply:i think it's called amaranth

What is the scientific or common name of this plant?

My grandmother has always had this plant that opens in the day and closes in the night. I got some of the plant from her and have been growing it. It is a purple color on the undersides of the leaves and has white flowers. I have never seen this plant anywhere else but I finally found one at Walmart last St. Patrick's Day. It was labeled "Clover" with no scientific name. When I search clover on the web this plant never comes up. Does anyone know the name?

What is the scientific or common name of this plant?
Oxalis?

What is the scientific name for the molecular compound P4?

Phosphorus exists in several different "allotropes." This one, P4, is known as "white phosphorus."

What is the scientific name for the molecular compound P4?
P4 stands for Pentium 4, an Intel processor. It is mainly made of Silicon.

P4 also means four phosphorus atoms in a molecule. In this allotrope it is known as White Phosphorus. This is a particularly nasty substance for all sorts of reasons.

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What is the scientific name of the Whirligig beetle?

There are several species of whirligig beetle, they are in the family Gyrinidae.

What is the scientific name of the Whirligig beetle?
Gyrinus is the scientific name in the order of Cleoptera

What is the scientific name for the american kestrel falcon? ?

and also, what is its habitat/range?

thanks guys!

What is the scientific name for the american kestrel falcon? ?
Falco sparverius

American Kestrels are found in a variety of habitats including parks, suburbs, open fields, forest edges and openings, alpine zones, grasslands, marshes, open areas on mountainsides, prairies, plains, deserts with giant cacti, and freeway and highway corridors.

In addition to requiring open space for hunting, American Kestrels seem to need perches for hunting from, cavities for nesting (either natural or man-made), and a sufficient food supply.

It has a small breeding home range, from 1.75 square miles (4.5 km2) to 2 square miles (5.2 km2). Territory size has been estimated at 269 acres (1.1 km2) to 321 acres (1.3 km2) with much larger wintering home ranges.

What is the scientific name for riboflavin?

Ok, I'm going to punt on this because I hate trying to name cyclic compounds in terms of the IUPAC names:

Benzo[g]pteridine-2,4(3H,10H)-dione, 7,8-dimethyl-10-

(D-ribo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentyl)-;

D-Ribitol, 1-deoxy-1-(3,4-dihydro-7,8-dimethyl-

2,4-dioxobenzo[g]pteridin-10(2H)-yl)-;

6,7-Dimethyl-9-D-ribitylisoalloxazine;

Isoalloxazine, 7,8-dimethyl-10-

(D-ribo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentyl)-;

Isoalloxazine, 7,8-dimethyl-10-D-ribityl-;

7,8-Dimethyl-10-(1' d-ribityl)isoalloxazine;

7,8-Dimethyl-10-(d-ribo-2,3,4,5-

tetrahydroxypentyl)isoalloxazine;

7,8-Dimethyl-10-ribitylisoalloxazine;

1-Deoxy-1-(7,8-dimethyl-2,4-dioxo-

3,4-dihydrobenzo[g]pteridin-

10(2H)-yl)pentitol

Of the above names, I'm betting the last one is the IUPAC name. Anyway, all of those, and the molecular structure, can be found here:

http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?Na...

You're on your own for coming up with the SMILES string for B2. :-)

What is the scientific name for riboflavin?
PL's right - "scientific" (I would used chemical) name is riboflavin and it's Vitamin B2. I've included a link for you if you'd like to learn more about it.
Reply:Riboflavin. It is Vitamin B2.

What is the more generally used/accepted somewhat lengthy scientific name for the sole foliage which thrives i

What is the more generally used/accepted somewhat lengthy scientific name for the sole foliage which thrives in the cemetery?

What is the more generally used/accepted somewhat lengthy scientific name for the sole foliage which thrives i
Why are you asking this question in the Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Tran. Group?????
Reply:Why are you asking that question here?

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Do baleen whales have a scientific name?

if so let me know.

thank you.

i've been searching and all i'm getting is other types of whales' scientific names?

Do baleen whales have a scientific name?
There are many different types of Baleen Whales, each with their own scientific name, but belong to the suborder Mysticeti.
Reply:Suborder Mysticeti.

What is the latin (scientific) name for ebola?

(Family or group) Filoviridae.

(Genus) Ebolavirus.

What is the latin (scientific) name for ebola?
This should answer your question:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola
Reply:Ebolavirus

What is the scientific/medical name if any for the progestrone shots used to prevent pre-term labor??I?

I need to check and see if my insurance will cover them but not sure of the name to use.Thank you all in advance.

What is the scientific/medical name if any for the progestrone shots used to prevent pre-term labor??I?
Medication given for premature labor contractions are not progesterone shots, instead they are direct sypathomimetics. Direct sympathomimetics are drugs that mimics the effects of dopamine, adrenaline and noradrenaline. The two drugs I know of is Ritodine and Terbutaline.
Reply:The shot is not to prevent preterm labor it is a steroid to help your baby's lungs mature. To prevent preterm labor the doctor may put you on IV medication called turbutmine (Spelling could be wrong). If you stabilize then the doctor can send you home on an oral medication that does the same thing and you take it once a day. You have to watch your blood pressure closely since it can raise blood pressure. Your insurance should cover it if the doctor says that it is needed for you baby
Reply:My Dr. calls the progestrone shots 17P. (I start them in 2 to 3 weeks) I have a case manager at cigna (my insurance company) and she called them the same thing.

What is the scientific name for a gold fish?

Well Martin, it is Alpha Gomatreoun

Sometimes it's also Chuck.

What is the scientific name for a gold fish?
Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758). That is if you are asking for the common goldfish. I note you spelled the common name incorrectly. There may be a gold fish name among lay people. However, every animal has one correct common name and one correct scientific name. In this case it is goldfish and Carassius auratus.
Reply:Most goldfish are Carassius auratus, but I cannot rule out that there may be other fish considered "goldfish" that are of different species.

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What is the scientific name of platyhelminthes?

The flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Greek "platy"': flat; "helminth": worm) are a phylum of relatively simple soft-bodied invertebrate animals. With about 25,000 known species they are the largest phylum of acoelomates.

What is the scientific name of platyhelminthes?
i think that is the scientific name, dont you mean the common name? and if so what language? why you gta be like that, think ing you know everything?

What is the scientific name for Amla?

This site will tell you all about it.

http://www.herbalprovider.com/amla.html?...

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Anyone know the scientific name of a sugar starfish?

I am trying to label some shells, starfish, etc. for a case at our local fair. I have been all over the internet looking for the scientific name for the sugar star. I come up with the genus asterias from the class Asteroidea, but that's it! I can't seem to find the species. Can anyone please help me??? ASAP!!!

Anyone know the scientific name of a sugar starfish?
Asterias rubens is the listing for "common starfish".

I believe this is also known as the "sugar starfish" but I could be incorrect.

What is the scientific name of platyhelminthes?

What is the scientific name for Amla?

This site will tell you all about it.

http://www.herbalprovider.com/amla.html?...

Anyone know the scientific name of a sugar starfish?

What is the scientific name for human beings?

Humans, or human beings, are classified as bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin for "wise man" or "thinking man") under the family Hominidae (the great apes).[1] Humans have a highly developed brain capable of abstract reasoning, language, and introspection. This, combined with an erect body carriage that frees their upper limbs for manipulating objects, has allowed humans to make greater use of tools than any other species of animal.

Like most primates, humans are by nature social. However, humans are particularly adept at utilizing systems of communication for self-expression and the exchange of ideas. Humans create complex social structures composed of co-operating and competing groups, ranging in scale from nations to individual families, and social interaction between humans has established a variety of social norms, rituals, traditions, values, laws, and ethics which form the basis of human society. Humans also have an appreciation for beauty and aesthetics which, combined with the human desire for self-expression, has led to cultural innovations such as art, literature and music.

Humans are also noted for their desire to understand and influence the world around them, seeking to explain and manipulate natural phenomena through science, religion, philosophy and mythology. This natural curiosity has led to the development of advanced tools and skills; humans are the only species to build fires, cook their food, clothe themselves, and use numerous other technologies. It has also led to the exploration of spiritual concepts such as the soul and deities, and has factored into the self-awareness of humans, leading to self-reflection and the development of distinct personalities.

Humans are commonly referred to as persons or people, and collectively as man, mankind, humankind, humanity, or the human race. Until the 20th century, human was only used adjectivally ("pertaining to mankind"). As an adjective, "human" is used neutrally (as in "human race"), but "human" and especially "humane" may also emphasize positive aspects of human nature, and can be synonymous with "benevolent" (as opposed to "inhumane"; cf. humanitarian).

In general, the word people is a collective noun used to define a specific group of humans. However, when used to refer to a group of humans possessing a common ethnic, cultural or national unitary characteristic or identity, "people" is a singular noun, and as such takes an "s" in the plural; (examples: "the English-speaking peoples of the world", "the indigenous peoples of Brazil"). A distinction is also maintained in philosophy and law between the notions "human being", or "man", and "person". The former refers to the species, while the latter refers to a rational agent.

Juvenile male humans are called boys, adult males men (not to be confused with the gender-neutral man or mankind), juvenile females girls, and adult females women.

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Biology

Main article: Human biology

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Physiology and genetics

Main articles: Human anatomy, Human physical appearance and Genetics of humans

An old diagram of a male human skeleton.Human body types vary substantially. Although body size is largely determined by genes, it is also significantly influenced by environmental factors such as diet and exercise. The average height of a North American adult female is 162 centimetres (5 feet 4 inches), and the average weight is 62 kilograms (137 pounds). Human males are typically larger than females: the average height and weight of a North American adult male is 175 centimeters (5 feet 9 inches) and 78 kilograms (172 pounds).

Humans are capable of fully bipedal locomotion, thus leaving their arms available for manipulating objects using their hands, aided especially by opposable thumbs. Because human physiology has not fully adapted to bipedalism, the pelvic region and vertebral column tend to become worn, creating locomotion difficulties in old age.

Although humans appear relatively hairless compared to other primates, with notable hair growth occurring chiefly on the top of the head, underarms and pubic area, the average human has more hair on his or her body than the average chimpanzee. The main distinction is that human hairs are shorter, finer, and less colored than the average chimpanzee's, thus making them harder to see.[2]

An Inuit woman, circa 1907.The color of human hair and skin is determined by the presence of pigments called melanins. Human skin color can range from very dark brown to very pale pink, while human hair ranges from blond to brown to red.[3] Most researchers believe that skin darkening was an adaptation that evolved as a defense against ultraviolet solar radiation: melanin is an effective sun-block.[4] The skin color of contemporary humans is geographically stratified, and in general correlates with the level of ultraviolet radiation. Human skin also has a capacity to darken (sun tanning) in response to exposure to ultraviolet radiation.[5][6]

The average sleep requirement is between seven and eight hours a day for an adult and nine to ten hours for a child; elderly people usually sleep for six to seven hours. Negative effects result from restriction of sleep. For instance, a sustained restriction of adult sleep to four hours per day has been shown to correlate with changes in physiology and mental state, including fatigue, aggression, and bodily discomfort. It is common in modern societies for people to get less sleep than they need, leading to a state of sleep deprivation.

Humans are a eukaryotic species. Each diploid cell has two sets of 23 chromosomes, each set received from one parent. There are 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes. By present estimates, humans have approximately 20,000鈥?5,000 genes and share 98.4% of their DNA with their closest living evolutionary relatives, the two species of chimpanzees.[7]

Like other mammals, humans have an XY sex determination system, so that females have the sex chromosomes XX and males have XY. The X chromosome is larger and carries many genes not on the Y chromosome, which means that recessive diseases associated with X-linked genes, such as hemophilia, affect men more often than women.

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Life cycle

View of a fetus in the womb. Drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.The human life cycle is similar to that of other placental mammals. New humans develop viviparously from conception. An egg is usually fertilized inside the female by sperm from the male through sexual intercourse, though the recent technology of in vitro fertilization is also occasionally used. The fertilized egg, called a zygote, divides inside the female's uterus to become an embryo, which over a period of thirty-eight weeks becomes a human fetus. At birth, the fully-grown fetus is expelled from the female's body and breathes independently as an infant for the first time. At this point, most modern cultures recognize the baby as a person entitled to the full protection of the law, though some jurisdictions extend personhood to human fetuses while they remain in the uterus.

Compared with that of other species, human childbirth is fairly complicated. Painful labors lasting twenty-four hours or more are not uncommon, and may result in injury, or even death, to the child or mother, although the chances of a successful labour increased significantly during the 20th century in wealthier countries with the advent of new medical technologies. Natural childbirth remains a common, and relatively dangerous, ordeal in remote, underdeveloped regions of the world.

Two young girls.Human children are born after a nine-month gestation period, and are typically 3鈥? kilograms (6鈥? pounds) in weight and 50鈥?0 centimeters (20鈥?4 inches) in height in developed countries.[8] Helpless at birth, they continue to grow for some years, typically reaching sexual maturity at twelve to fifteen years of age. Boys continue growing for some time after this, reaching their maximum height around the age of eighteen.

The human life span can be split into a number of stages: infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, maturity and old age. The lengths of these stages, however鈥攑articularly the later ones鈥攁re not fixed.

There are striking differences in life expectancy around the world. The developed world is quickly getting older, with the median age around 40 years (highest in Monaco at 45.1 years), while in the developing world, the median age is 15鈥?0 years (lowest in Uganda at 14.8 years). Life expectancy at birth is 77.2 years in the U.S. as of 2001.[9] The expected life span at birth in Singapore is 84.29 years for a female and 78.96 years for a male, while in Botswana, due largely to AIDS, it is 30.99 years for a male and 30.53 years for a female. One in five Europeans, but one in twenty Africans, is 60 years or older, according to The World Factbook.[10]

The number of centenarians (humans 100 years or older) in the world was estimated by the United Nations at 210,000 in 2002.[11] The current maximum life span of humans is about 120 years (Jeanne Calment lived for 122 years and 164 days), though this limit is expected to continue to increase over time. Worldwide, there are 81 men aged 60 or over for every 100 women of the same age, and among the oldest, there are 53 men for every 100 women.

The philosophical questions of when human personhood begins and whether it persists after death are the subject of considerable debate. The prospect of death causes unease or fear for most humans. Burial ceremonies are characteristic of human societies, often inspired by beliefs in an afterlife or immortality.

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Race and ethnicity

Main articles: Race, Ethnic group

Humans often categorize themselves in terms of race or ethnicity, although the scientific validity of human races as categories is disputed. Human racial categories are based on both ancestry and visible traits, especially skin color and facial features. Ethnic groups, on the other hand, are more often linked by linguistic, cultural, and national or regional ties. Self-identification with an ethnic group is based on kinship and descent. Race and ethnicity can lead to variant treatment and impact social identity, giving rise to the theory of identity politics.

Although most humans recognize that variances occur within a species, it is often a point of dispute as to what these differences entail, their importance, and whether discrimination based on race (racism) is acceptable. Some societies have placed a great deal of emphasis on race, while others have not. Three disparate historical examples include the "melting pot" of Ancient Egypt, slavery and Jim Crow laws, and the later establishment of the Civil Rights Acts, in the United States, and the racial policy of Nazi Germany.

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Evolution

Main article: Human evolution

Reconstructed skull of Peking Man, a representative of the extinct species believed to be the nearest ancestor of Homo sapiens, Homo erectus.The study of human evolution encompasses the development of the genus Homo, but usually involves studying other hominids and hominines as well, such as the australopithecines. Humans are defined as hominids of the species Homo sapiens, of which the only extant subspecies is Homo sapiens sapiens; Homo sapiens idaltu (roughly translated as "elder wise man"), the other known subspecies, is extinct.[12]

The closest living relatives of Homo sapiens are the Common Chimpanzee and the Bonobo. Full genome sequencing resulted in the conclusion that "After 6.5 [million] years of separate evolution, the differences between chimpanzee and human are just 10 times greater than those between two unrelated people and 10 times less than those between rats and mice." In fact, chimpanzee and human DNA is 96% identical.[13] It has been estimated that the human lineage diverged from that of chimpanzees about five million years ago, and from gorillas about eight million years ago. However, a hominid skull discovered in Chad in 2001, classified as Sahelanthropus tchadensis, is approximately seven million years old, which may indicate an earlier divergence.

Two prominent scientific theories of the origins of contemporary humans exist. They concern the relationship between modern humans and other hominids. The single-origin, or "out of Africa", hypothesis proposes that modern humans evolved in Africa and later migrated outwards to replace hominids in other parts of the world. The multiregional hypothesis, on the other hand, proposes that modern humans evolved, at least in part, from independent hominid populations.[14]

Geneticists Lynn Jorde and Henry Harpending of the University of Utah proposed that the variation in human DNA is minute compared to that of other species, and that during the Late Pleistocene, the human population was reduced to a small number of breeding pairs鈥攏o more than 10,000鈥攔esulting in a very small residual gene pool. Various reasons for this hypothetical bottleneck have been postulated, the most popular being the Toba catastrophe theory.

Human evolution is characterized by a number of important physiological trends, including the expansion of the brain cavity and brain itself, which is typically 1,400 cm鲁 in volume, over twice that of a chimpanzee or gorilla (compare capacities). The pattern of human postnatal brain growth differs from that of other apes (heterochrony), allowing for an extended period of social learning in juvenile humans. Physical anthropologists argue that a reorganization of the structure of the brain is more important than cranial expansion itself. Other significant evolutionary changes included a reduction of the canine tooth, development of bipedal locomotion, and the descent of the larynx and hyoid bone, making speech possible. How these trends are related and what their role is in the evolution of complex social organization and culture are matters of ongoing debate in the field of physical anthropology.[15][16]

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Habitat and population

Main articles: Demography, World population

Map of early human migrations according to mitochondrial population genetics (The arctic is at the centre of the map and the numbers are millennia before present).The most widely accepted view among current anthropologists is that the human species originated in the African savanna between 100 and 200 thousand years ago, colonized the rest of the Old World and Oceania by 40,000 years ago, and finally colonized the Americas by 10,000 years ago.[17] Homo sapiens displaced groups such as Homo neanderthalensis, Homo erectus and Homo floresiensis through more successful reproduction and competition for resources.

The earliest humans were hunter-gatherers, a lifestyle well-suited to the savanna. Some later groups of humans were nomads, often to facilitate animal herding, and still later humans established permanent settlements, which was made possible by the development of agriculture. Permanent human settlements were dependent on proximity to water and, depending on the lifestyle, other natural resources, such as fertile land for growing crops and grazing livestock, or seasonally by hunting populations of prey. However, humans have a great capacity for altering their habitats by various methods, such as through irrigation, urban planning, construction, transport, and manufacturing goods, and with the advent of large-scale trade and transport infrastructure, proximity to these resources has become unnecessary, and in many places these factors are no longer a driving force behind the growth and decline of a population. Nonetheless, the manner in which a habitat is altered is often a major determinant in population change.

Technology has allowed humans to colonize all of the continents and adapt to all climates. Within the last few decades, humans have explored Antarctica, the ocean depths, and space, although long-term habitation of these environments is not yet possible. With a population of over six billion, humans are among of the most numerous of the large mammals. Most humans (61%) live in Asia. The vast majority of the remainder live in the Americas (14%), Africa (13%) and Europe (12%), with 5% in Oceania. (See list of countries by population and list of countries by population density.)

Human habitation within closed ecological systems in hostile environments, such as Antarctica and outer space, is expensive, typically limited in duration, and restricted to scientific, military, or industrial expeditions. Life in space has been very sporadic, with no more than thirteen humans in space at any given time. Between 1969 and 1972, two humans at a time spent brief intervals on the Moon. As of 2006, no other celestial body has been visited by human beings, although there has been a continuous human presence in space since the launch of the initial crew to inhabit the International Space Station on October 31, 2000.

From AD 1800 to 2000, the human population increased from one to six billion. In 2004, around 2.5 billion out of 6.3 billion people (39.7%) lived in urban areas, and this percentage is expected to rise throughout the 21st century. Problems for humans living in cities include various forms of pollution, crime, and poverty, especially in inner city and suburban slums.

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Food and drink

Fruit marketThe need for regular intake of food and drink is prominently reflected in human culture, and has led to the development of food science. Failure to obtain food leads to hunger and eventually starvation, while failure to obtain water leads to thirst and dehydration. Both starvation and dehydration cause death if not alleviated鈥攇enerally, most humans can survive for over two months without food, but at most between ten to fourteen days without water. In modern times, obesity amongst some human populations has increased to almost epidemic proportions, leading to health complications and increased mortality in some developed countries.

Humans are omnivorous animals who can consume both plant and animal products. Although early Homo sapiens employed a "hunter-gatherer" methodology as their primary means of food collection, involving combining stationary plant and fungal food sources (such as fruits, grains, tubers, and mushrooms) with wild game which must be hunted and killed in order to be consumed, many modern humans choose to be vegans or vegetarians, abstaining from eating meat for ethical or health reasons. It is believed that humans have used fire to prepare and cook food prior to eating since the time of their divergence from Homo erectus鈥攑ossibly even earlier.

At least ten thousand years ago, humans developed agriculture, which has substantially altered the kind of food people eat. This has led to increased populations, the development of cities, and, due to increased population density, the wider spread of infectious diseases. The types of food consumed, and the way in which they are prepared, has varied widely by time, location, and culture.

The last century or so has produced enormous improvements in food production, preservation, storage and shipping. Today almost every locale in the world has access to not only its traditional cuisine, but many other world cuisines.

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Brain, mind, and consciousness

Main articles: Human brain, Mind and Consciousness

The human brain.The human brain is the center of the central nervous system in humans, as well as the primary control center for the peripheral nervous system. The brain controls "lower", or involuntary, autonomic activities such as heart rate, respiration, and digestion. The brain also controls "higher" order, conscious activities, such as thought, reasoning, and abstraction.[18] The human brain is generally regarded as more capable of these higher order activities, and more "intelligent" in general, than any other species. While other animals are capable of creating structures and using simple tools鈥攎ostly as a result of instinct and learning through mimicry鈥攈uman technology is vastly more complex, constantly evolving and improving with time. Even the most ancient human tools and structures are far more advanced than any structure or tool created by any other animal.[19]

The human ability to think abstractly may be unparalleled in the animal kingdom. Human beings are one of only six species to pass the mirror test鈥攚hich tests whether an animal recognizes its reflection as an image of itself鈥攁long with chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, dolphins and pigeons. Human beings under the age of 2 typically fail this test.[20]

The brain perceives the external world through the senses, and each individual human is influenced greatly by his or her experiences, leading to subjective views of existence and the passage of time.

Human head with lines connecting the senses of taste, hearing, sight, and smell to areas of the brain.Humans are variously said to possess consciousness, self-awareness, and a mind, which correspond roughly to the mental processes of thought. These are said to possess qualities such as self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and one's environment. The extent to which the mind constructs or experiences the outer world is a matter of debate, as are the definitions and validity of many of the terms used above. Cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett, for example, argues that there is no such thing as a narrative centre called the "mind", but that instead there is simply a collection of sensory inputs and outputs: different kinds of software running in parallel.[21]

Humans study the more physical aspects of the mind and brain, and by extension of the nervous system, in the field of neurology, the more behavioral in the field of psychology, and a sometimes loosely-defined area between in the field of psychiatry, which treats mental illness and behavioral disorders. Psychology does not necessarily refer to the brain or nervous system, and can be framed purely in terms of phenomenological or information processing theories of the mind. Increasingly, however, an understanding of brain functions is being included in psychological theory and practice, particularly in areas such as artificial intelligence, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience.

The nature of thought is central to psychology and related fields. Cognitive psychology studies cognition, the mental processes underlying behavior. It uses information processing as a framework for understanding the mind. Perception, learning, problem solving, memory, attention, language and emotion are all well-researched areas as well. Cognitive psychology is associated with a school of thought known as cognitivism, whose adherents argue for an information processing model of mental function, informed by positivism and experimental psychology. Techniques and models from cognitive psychology are widely applied and form the mainstay of psychological theories in many areas of both research and applied psychology. Largely focusing on the development of the human mind through the life span, developmental psychology seeks to understand how people come to perceive, understand, and act within the world and how these processes change as they age. This may focus on intellectual, cognitive, neural, social, or moral development.

Social psychology links sociology with psychology in their shared study of the nature and causes of human social behavior, with an emphasis on how people think towards each other and how they relate to each other. The behavior and mental processes of animals, both human and non-human, can be described through animal cognition, ethology, evolutionary psychology, and comparative psychology as well. Human ecology is an academic discipline that investigates how humans and human societies interact with both their natural environment and the human social environment.

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Society and culture

Main articles: Society, Culture

Society is here defined as the organizations and institutions arising from interaction between humans, while culture is defined here as a set of distinctive material, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual features of a social group, including art, literature, lifestyles, value systems, traditions, rituals, and beliefs. The link between human biology and human behavior and culture is often very close, making it difficult to clearly divide topics into one area or the other; as such, the placement of some subjects may be based on convention more than reality.

Culture and society consist of values, social norms, and artifacts. A culture's values define what it holds to be important or ethical. Closely linked are norms, expectations of how people ought to behave, bound by tradition. Artifacts, or "material culture", are objects derived from the culture's values, norms, and understanding of the world.

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Language

From top-left, "human" in English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Hebrew, Greek and Urdu.Main article: Language

The capacity for humans to share ideas is unrivaled in known species. The faculty of speech is a defining feature of humanity, possibly predating phylogenetic separation of the modern population (see origin of language). Language is central to the communication between humans, as well as being central to the sense of identity that unites nations, cultures and ethnic groups.

The invention of writing systems around 5000 years ago allowed the preservation of language on material objects, and was a major step in cultural evolution. Language, especially written language, was sometimes thought to have supernatural status or powers鈥攈ence the term hieroglyphics, Greek for "sacred carvings".

The science of linguistics describes the structure of language and the relationship between languages. There are estimated to be approximately 6,000 different languages, including sign languages, currently in use, and many thousands more that are considered extinct.

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Art, music and literature

Adam. Detail from Caravaggio's Rest on Flight to Egypt (ca. 1594)Main articles: Art, Music and Literature

Artistic works have existed for almost as long as humankind, from early pre-historic art to contemporary art. Art is one of the most unusual aspects of human behavior and a key distinguishing feature of humans from other species.

As a form of cultural expression by humans, art may be defined by the pursuit of diversity and the usage of narratives of liberation and exploration (i.e. art history, art criticism, and art theory) to mediate its boundaries. This distinction may be applied to objects or performances, current or historical, and its prestige extends to those who made, found, exhibit, or own them.

In the modern use of the word, art is commonly understood to be the process or result of making material works which, from concept to creation, adhere to the "creative impulse"鈥攖hat is, art is distinguished from other works by being in large part unprompted by necessity, by biological drive, or by any undisciplined pursuit of recreation.

Music is a natural intuitive phenomenon based on the three distinct and interrelated organization structures of rhythm, harmony, and melody. Listening to music is perhaps the most common and universal form of entertainment for humans, while learning and understanding it are popular disciplines. There are a wide variety of music genres and ethnic musics.

Literature, the body of written鈥攁nd possibly oral鈥攚orks, especially creative ones, includes prose, poetry and drama, both fiction and non-fiction. Literature includes such genres as epic, legend, myth, ballad, and folklore.

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Motivation and emotion

Main articles: Motivation, Emotion

Motivation is the driving force of desire behind all actions of any organism. Motivation is based on emotion鈥攕pecifically, on the search for satisfaction (positive emotional experiences), and the avoidance of conflict; positive and negative are defined by the individual brain state, not by social norms: a person may be driven to self-injury or violence because their brain is conditioned to create a positive response to these actions. Motivation is important because it is involved in the performance of all learned responses.

Within psychology, conflict avoidance and the libido are seen to be primary motivators. Within economics motivation is often seen to be based on Financial incentives, Moral incentives, or Coercive incentives. Religions generally posit Godly or demonic influences.

Goya's Tio Paquete Thyssen-Bornemisza museum, Madrid (1820)Happiness, or being happy, is a human emotional condition. The definition of happiness is a common philosophical topic. Some people might define it as the best condition which a human can have - a condition of mental and physical health. Others may define it as freedom from want and distress; consciousness of the good order of things; assurance of one's place in the universe or society, inner peace, and so forth.

Human emotion has a significant influence on, or can even be said to control, human behavior. Emotional experiences perceived as pleasant, like love, admiration, or joy, contrast with those perceived as unpleasant, like hate, envy, or sorrow. There is often a distinction seen between refined emotions, which are socially learned, and survival oriented emotions, which are thought to be innate.

Human exploration of emotions as separate from other neurological phenomena is worth note, particularly in those cultures where emotion is considered separate from physiological state. In some cultural medical theories, to provide an example, emotion is considered so synonymous with certain forms of physical health that no difference is thought to exist. The Stoics believed excessive emotion was harmful, while some Sufi teachers (in particular, the poet and astronomer Omar Khayy谩m) felt certain extreme emotions could yield a conceptual perfection, what is often translated as ecstasy.

In modern scientific thought, certain refined emotions are considered to be a complex neural trait of many domesticated and a few non-domesticated mammals, developed commonly in reaction to superior survival mechanisms and intelligent interaction with each other and the environment; as such, refined emotion is not in all cases as discrete and separate from natural neural function as was once assumed. Still, when humans function in civilized tandem, it has been noted that uninhibited acting on extreme emotion can lead to social disorder and crime.

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Love and sexuality

Main articles: Love, Sexuality

Rodin's "The Kiss"Human sexuality, besides ensuring biological reproduction, has important social functions: it creates physical intimacy, bonds and hierarchies among individuals; may be directed to spiritual transcendence; and in a hedonistic sense to the enjoyment of activity involving sexual gratification. Sexual desire, or libido, is experienced as a bodily urge, often accompanied by strong emotions, both positive (such as love or ecstasy) and negative (such as jealousy).

As with other human self-descriptions, humans propose that it is high intelligence and complex societies of humans that have produced the most complex sexual behaviors of any animal, including a great many behaviors that are not directly connected with reproduction.

Human sexual choices are usually made in reference to cultural norms, which vary widely. Restrictions are largely determined by religious beliefs. Most sexologists, starting with the pioneers Sigmund Freud and Alfred Kinsey, believe that the majority of homo sapiens are attracted to males and females, being inherently bisexual. This belief is based upon the human species close relatives' sexual habits such as the bonobo, and historical records particularly the widespread ancient practices of pederasty.

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Spirituality and religion

Main articles: Spirituality, Religion

Sculpture of a man meditating.Spirituality, belief or involvement in matters of the soul or spirit, is one of the many different approaches humans take in trying to answer fundamental questions about mankind's place in the universe, the meaning of life, and the ideal way to live one's life. Though these topics have also been addressed by philosophy, and to some extent by science, spirituality is unique in that it focuses on mystical or supernatural concepts such as karma and God.

A more organized, but related, concept is Religion鈥攕ometimes used interchangeably with "faith"鈥攚hich is commonly defined as a belief system concerning the supernatural, sacred, or divine, and the moral codes, practices, values, institutions and rituals associated with such belief. In the course of its development, religion has taken on many forms that vary by culture and individual perspective.

The largest religious gathering of humans in history. Around 70 million people from around the world participated in Kumbh Mela at the Hindu holy city of Prayaga, India.Some of the chief questions and issues religions are concerned with include life after death (commonly involving belief in an afterlife), the origin of life (the source of a variety of origin beliefs), the nature of the universe (religious cosmology) and its ultimate fate (eschatology), and what is moral or immoral. A common source in religions for answers to these questions are transcendent divine beings such as deities or a singular God, although not all religions are theistic鈥攎any are nontheistic or ambiguous on the topic, particularly among the Eastern religions.

Although a majority of humans profess some variety of spiritual or religious belief, some are irreligious, lacking or rejecting belief in the supernatural or spiritual. Additionally, although most religions and spiritual beliefs are clearly distinct from science on both a philosophical and methodological level, the two are not generally considered to be mutually exclusive; a majority of humans hold a mix of both scientific and religious views. The distinction between philosophy and religion, on the other hand, is at times less clear, and the two are linked in such fields as the philosophy of religion and theology.

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Philosophy and self-reflection

Main articles: Philosophy, Human self-reflection and Human nature

Plato and Aristotle in detail from Raphael's School of Athens.Philosophy is a discipline or field of study involving the investigation, analysis, and development of ideas at a general, abstract, or fundamental level. It is the discipline searching for a general understanding of values and reality by chiefly speculative, rather than observational, means.

The core philosophical disciplines are logic, ontology or metaphysics, epistemology, and axiology, which includes the branches of ethics and aesthetics. Philosophy covers a very wide range of approaches, and is also used to refer to a worldview, to a perspective on an issue, or to the positions argued for by a particular philosopher or school of philosophy.

Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with the study of first principles, being and existence (ontology). In between the doctrines of religion and science, stands the philosophical perspective of metaphysical cosmology. This ancient field of study seeks to draw logical conclusions about the nature of the universe, humanity, god, and/or their connections based on the extension of some set of presumed facts borrowed from religion and/or observation.

Humans often consider themselves to be the dominant species on Earth, and the most advanced in intelligence and ability to manage their environment. This belief is especially strong in modern Western culture. Alongside such claims of dominance is often found radical pessimism because of the frailty and brevity of human life.

The Thinker, a sculpture by Auguste Rodin.Humanism is a philosophy which defines a socio-political doctrine the bounds of which are not constrained by those of locally developed cultures, but which seeks to include all of humanity and all issues common to human beings. Because spiritual beliefs of a community often manifests as religious doctrine, the history of which is as factious as it is unitive, secular humanism grew as an answer to the need for a common philosophy that transcended the cultural boundaries of local moral codes and religions. Many humanists are religious, however, and see humanism as simply a mature expression of a common truth present in most religions. Humanists affirm the possibility of an objective truth and accept that human perception of that truth is imperfect. The most basic tenets of humanism are that humans matter and can solve human problems, and that science, freedom of speech, rational thought, democracy, and freedom in the arts are worthy pursuits or goals for all peoples. Modern humanism depends on reason and logic and rejects the supernatural.

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Science and technology

Main articles: Science, Technology

In the mid- to late 20th century humans achieved a level of technological mastery sufficient to leave the atmosphere of Earth for the first time and explore space.Human cultures are both characterized and differentiated by the objects that they make and use. Archaeology attempts to tell the story of past or lost cultures in part by close examination of the artifacts they produced. Early humans left stone tools, pottery and jewelry that are particular to various regions and times.

Improvements in technology are passed from one culture to another. For instance, the cultivation of crops arose in several different locations, but quickly spread to be an almost ubiquitous feature of human life. Similarly, advances in weapons, architecture and metallurgy are quickly disseminated.

Such techniques can be passed on by oral tradition. The development of writing, itself a kind of technology, made it possible to pass information from generation to generation and from region to region with greater accuracy.

Together, these developments made possible the commencement of civilization and urbanization, with their inherently complex social arrangements. Eventually this led to the institutionalization of the development of new technology, and the associated understanding of the way the world functions. This science now forms a central part of human culture.

In recent times, physics and astrophysics have come to play a central role in shaping what is now known as physical cosmology, that is, the understanding of the universe through scientific observation and experiment. This discipline, which focuses on the universe as it exists on the largest scales and at the earliest times, begins by arguing for the big bang, a sort of cosmic explosion from which the universe itself is said to have erupted ~13.7 卤 0.2 billion (109) years ago. After its violent beginnings and until its very end, scientists then propose that the entire history of the universe has been an orderly progression governed by physical laws.

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Government and politics

Main articles: Government, Politics and State

A state is an organized political community occupying a definite territory, having an organized government, and possessing internal and external sovereignty. Recognition of the state's claim to independence by other states, enabling it to enter into international agreements, is often important to the establishment of its statehood. The "state" can also be defined in terms of domestic conditions, specifically, as conceptualized by Max Weber, "a state is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory."[22]

Government can be defined as the political means of creating and enforcing laws; typically via a bureaucratic hierarchy.

Politics is the process by which decisions are made within groups. Although the term is generally applied to behavior within governments, politics is also observed in all human group interactions, including corporate, academic, and religious institutions. Many different political systems exist, as do many different ways of understanding them, and many definitions overlap. The most common form of government worldwide is a republic, however other examples include monarchy, social democracy, military dictatorship and theocracy.

All of these issues have a direct relationship with economics.

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War

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki effectively ended World War II and immediately killed over 120,000 human beings.Main article: War

War is a state of widespread conflict between states, organizations, or relatively large groups of people, which is characterized by the use of lethal violence between combatants or upon civilians.

A common perception of war is a series of military campaigns between at least two opposing sides involving a dispute over sovereignty, territory, resources, religion or other issues. A war said to liberate an occupied country is sometimes characterized as a "war of liberation", while a war between internal elements of a state is a civil war.

There have been a wide variety of rapidly advancing tactics throughout the history of war, ranging from conventional war to asymmetric warfare to total war and unconventional warfare. Techniques have nearly always included hand to hand combat, the usage of ranged weapons, propaganda, Shock and Awe, and ethnic cleansing. Military intelligence has always played a key role in determining victory and defeat. In modern warfare, soldiers and armored fighting vehicles are used to control the land, warships the seas, and air power the skies.

Throughout history there has been a constant struggle between defense and offense, armor and the weapons designed to breach it. Modern examples include the bunker buster bomb, and the bunkers which they are designed to destroy.

Many see war as destructive in nature, and a negative correlation has been shown between trade and war.

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Trade and economics

Main articles: Trade, Economics

Buyers bargain for good prices while sellers put forth their best front in Chichicastenango Market, Guatemala.Trade is the voluntary exchange of goods, services, or both, and a form of economics. A mechanism that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and services. Modern traders instead generally negotiate through a medium of exchange, such as money. As a result, buying can be separated from selling, or earning. The invention of money (and later credit, paper money and non-physical money) greatly simplified and promoted trade.

Trade exists for many reasons. Due to specialization and division of labor, most people concentrate on a small aspect of manufacturing or service, trading their labour for products. Trade exists between regions because different regions have an absolute or comparative advantage in the production of some tradable commodity, or because different regions' size allows for the benefits of mass production. As such, trade between locations benefits both locations.

Economics is a social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services.

Economics, which focuses on measurable variables, is broadly divided into two main branches: microeconomics, which deals with individual agents, such as households and businesses, and macroeconomics, which considers the economy as a whole, in which case it considers aggregate supply and demand for money, capital and commodities. Aspects receiving particular attention in economics are resource allocation, production, distribution, trade, and competition. Economic logic is increasingly applied to any problem that involves choice under scarcity or determining economic value. Mainstream economics focuses on how prices reflect supply and demand, and uses equations to predict consequences of decisions.

What is the scientific name for human beings?
I don't agree with this best answer (and voted accordingly).

Mate, that's way too long! Next time just include a summary and paste a link from the encyclopedia website!Geez! Report Abuse

Reply:homo sapiens sapiens
Reply:Homo sapiens sapiens.

There were a couple of earlier, sometimes contemporary races of homo sapiens, best known of them the Neanderthals:

homo sapiens neandertalensis

others include homo sapiens praesapiens and homo sapiens steinheimensis.

The group homo is divided into homo sapiens, homo erectus, homo afarensis and homo habilis (oldest of these).

More distantly related were the australopithecines, earlier bipedal apes.

Next in distance appear to be chimpanzees and bonobos (genus Pan), gorillas and orang utans. Very little is generally known about their ancestors that were contemporaries of e.g. homo habilis.
Reply:Homo sapiens sapiens ( There is no spelling mistake nor repetition)
Reply:sedonadreamin2004 got the term right, but I thought I should explain why.

sapiens basically means "smart". The very first of what you could call humans were called homo sapiens, which basically means "smart hominid". It is believed however that humans then developed further mentally. The term homos sapiens then basically means "double-smart hominid".
Reply:Homo Sapien.
Reply:What the rest of them said :-p
Reply:Homo sapiens sapiens
Reply:Homo sapiens sapiens which means 'tool-making, bipedal primate, wise, wise'
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Reply:Homo sapiens.
Reply:homo sapien sapien

(yes, the repeated word "sapien" is correct)
Reply:Humanoids! Ha Ha!
Reply:homo sapien sapien (cuz we make the names)
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Reply:Homo Sapiens Sapiens, as a wise, wise man once decided.
Reply:"Homo Sapiens Sapiens". The repeating word Sapiens is used to emphasize on the fact that human beings are more intellignet ( presumably :) ) than other species on the planet.
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