1. Tree of Life Notes Write two (2) sentences about the tree of life? Why did we do this project? What does it represent?

2. Tree of Life Notes The concept of a tree of life, a many-branched tree illustrating the idea that all life on earth is related, has been used in science, religion, philosophy, mythology, and other areas.

3. Tree of Life Notes Every single organism (alive or extinct) has an ancestral path back to the ancestral replicator. WHERE DID WE COME FROM?

4. Tree of Life Notes Every single organism (alive or extinct) has an ancestral path back to the ancestral replicator. WHERE DID WE COME FROM?

5. Tree of Life Notes The Six Kingdoms of Life: 1. Eubacteria 2. Archaebacteria 3. Protista 4. Fungi 5. Plantae 6. Animalia

6. Tree of Life Notes Eubacteria  “True Bacteria” – single-celled organisms without a nucleus. What is a nucleus?

7. Tree of Life Notes Archaebacteria  Extremeophiles – single celled, live in very extreme environments.

8. Tree of Life Notes Protista  Single-celled (most), eukaryotic organisms. They have a nucleus.

9. Tree of Life Notes Fungi  Multi-cellular organisms that feed on dead, decaying organisms

10. Tree of Life Notes Plantae  Multi-cellular organisms that produce their own food via photosynthesis.

11. Tree of Life Notes Animalia  Multi-cellular organisms that obtain energy from consuming other organisms.

12. Tree of Life Notes Every branch of life seems so different, so how can they be connected?

13. ONE PAGE PAPER –  WHAT IS THE TREE OF LIFE?  WHAT ARE THE BRANCHES ON THE TREE OF LIFE?  WHAT DOES IT REPRESENT FOR LIVING THINGS?