Do you think the human species is part of the Earth’s ecosystem?

I think that humans would be part of the ecosystem because we produce carbon dioxide for plants, and without carbon dioxide, plants couldn't function. (This is just my opinion on the matter, but if this was a test question, I'd say yes.)

Explanation:

Hmmm that's a tough question. In my opinion I believe that they are because they some of us choose to have a role in the ecosystem by helping the Earth become more "green". Maybe think about this, how did we end up here on Earth? (This might go against your science class but we ended up here because God created us all.) I don't know if this helped but I hope that it did. I apologize if it didn't.

"1. it should be, it has been for about 20 years, and it's really not much different in the end than breeding animals to have particular traits. there are always concerns about genetically engineered animals/plants affecting the environment in unexpected negative ways, but i can't think of an example where the fears didn't turn out to be baseless.  

first, as you point out, it would be a great advance in pharmacology, to be able to tailor drugs and their doses to me. the pros involve better medical treatment. the cons involve privacy issues like insurance companies denying coverage to people with genetic risk factors. looking at dna markers wouldn't affect the frequency of genetic diseases, but it would allow detection of them earlier. and ok, actually i suppose that if people used this information to avoid having children with genetic diseases, some might decrease in frequency."