1. Characteristics & Hierarchy of Life 8.1
Pre AP Biology
Characteristics & Hierarchy of Life
8.1

2. All living things are composed of cells

3. Living things posses differing levels of complexity

4. Living things use energy in metabolic processes.

5. Living things need to respond to their environment

6. All living things adapt to their environment
All living things adapt to their environment. Artic Snow Hare in Summer (left) winter (right)

7. All living things reproduce.

8. All living things grow and develop.

9. Prokaryotic Cells

10. Eukaryotic Animal Cell

11. Eukaryotic Plant Cell

12. Tissues

13. Tissues (under the microscope)

14. Organ (The brain)

15. Actual Brain

16. Organ Systems

17. Organism

18. Population

19. Community

20. Ecosystem or Biome

21. Biosphere

22. Carolus Linnaeus (Father of Taxonomy)

23. Binomial Nomenclature
Example: Humans
Homo sapiens
Homo is the Genus part.
sapiens is the Species part.

24. Taxonomy of Life