Humans’ behavioral and physical complexity is indicative of how much more evolved we are than other organisms. The intellectual capability they developed as they evolved makes them superior at most functions, including social interactions and survival (Taylor, 1984). Behavioral complexities such as being able to empathize or reason out of issues among others, allow us to thrive better than animals, which means that we are more perfectly evolved. For example, organisms such as bacterium, honeybees, and pandas cannot physically achieve a complex task like patching up their injuries while humans can because they are physically more evolved and have a superior intellect as leverage.
Honeybees, pandas, bacteria, and animals vary in different aspects, excelling in some and being the worst at others. For instance, at reproduction, bacteria are the best followed by honeybees, pandas, and then humans based on their respective reproduction rates. One bacterium can generate over 2 million bacteria in 7 hours (Allen & Waclaw, 2018). At responding to the environment, humans are the best, followed by bacterium, honeybees, and panda based on their adaptation to changing environments. For instance, humans have adapted well to global warming, while honeybees and pandas seem more affected by it. On the other hand, bacteria have limited environments that support them. Behaviorally, humans are the best followed by pandas, honeybees, and bacteria as evidenced by the complex social interactions and bonds in the two mammals. In contrast, the behavior of honeybees and bacteria are mostly instinctive and rudimentary. Humans are the best evolved, followed by pandas, honeybees, and bacteria as is evident by the more complex anatomy and physiology of their bodies and better specialization of body parts. Humans are also the best at finding and metabolizing food followed by pandas, honeybees, and then bacteria. Humans and honeybees are the only ones that can produce their own food, but the former has more effective techniques to find food. Just like bacteria, honeybees use sensory input to find food, which is not as effective as the methods employed by mammals (Wilson). Pandas have the most efficient metabolism, followed by humans, honeybees, and then bacteria based on their low metabolism and more efficient transformation of food to energy and energy reserves. Pandas are the best at homeostasis, followed by humans, honeybees, and bacteria with pandas having fur and able to increase their metabolic rate to keep warm. Honeybees and bacteria have no thermal regulation mechanism and rely on their environment’s temperature. Bacteria are the best at growth, followed by honeybees, pandas, and then human beings based on how long each of these organism takes to reach maturity when they can reproduce.
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The organism I like the most is the honeybee because they are the only of the four organisms that produce food from their bodies and wax, which humans can use. Additionally, honeybees are hard workers and loyal to their colonies. For example, honeybees with specific tasks such as looking for nectar or protecting the hive do so diligently and they stay loyal to their queen. Honeybees are more valuable to earth than any of the other organism because they facilitate the pollination of food crops of any animal (Aslan, Liang, Galindo, Kimberly, & Topete, 2016). Without honeybees, pollination of most plants would not occur meaning no production of food for many other organisms to eat. Pandas are the least valuable of the four because they do not add value to the other animals. Human beings are essentially caretakers of all other organisms while beneficial bacteria are pivotal for animal and plant life.
How the Organisms Positively Impact the Environment
| Humans | Afforestation (Hunter, 2007), Land reclamation, Saving animals from extinction, Fighting forest fires, Protecting the environment from damage. |
| Honeybees | Facilitating pollination, Producing food for Various Animals. Facilitating biodiversity in cross-pollination. |
| Pandas | Fertilizing the vegetation around through their droppings, Help in seed dispersal through their fur |
| Bacteria | Nutrient cycling, Carbon and nitrogen fixation, Decomposition and biodegradation, Oxygenic photosynthesis |
References
Allen, R. J., & Waclaw, B. (2018). Bacterial growth: A statistical physicist’s guide. Reports on Progress in Physics , 82 (1), 016601.
Hunter, P. (2007). The human impact on biological diversity: How species adapt to urban challenges sheds light on evolution and provides clues about conservation. EMBO Reports , 8 (4), 316-318.
Taylor, P. W. (1984). Are humans superior to animals and plants?. Environmental ethics , 6 (2), 149-160.
Wilson, T. V. (n.d.). Dinner and Dancing: Bee Navigation. Retrieved from https://animals.howstuffworks.com/insects/bee5.htm#:~:text=Bees find food the same,to be near good food.
