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10. Is it a protist?

10. Is it a protist?

No.

I realize now this was a super specific question, so it's probably really hard, so I'll give you a hint. You asked, mathy, if it was an animal, and it is not, but it is in the Animal Kingdom. My apologies, guys.

...That's an interesting definition of "animal" that you have there. Most definitions I see make Animalia by definition the same as the set of species known as animals.

And at the borders of these kingdoms, domains, etc. the lines get very blurry, depending on which system of classification you're using for taxonomy, so now we're getting bogged down in definitions.

Okay, I kinda messed up. I'm talking about a Human. My idea was you guys would have to figure out who. Now I realize I shouldn't have made it so specific.

Humans are animals you know.

Yeah I think if you'd said "yes" to the answer "is it an animal?" we probably would've gotten it.

Though I get where you're coming from, humans classically aren't animals, though I think most people these days would consider humans to be animals. (Though maybe that's just my surroundings, dunno.)

Humans do have all of the characteristics of animals so I would say humans are animals.  Even if we do not think of ourselves as animals.

I have a super generic one for you all to try and guess.

Ask away.

What is it?

What is it?

Has to be a yes or no question.

I guess I will just give the answer.


The answer was a book.