1. Characteristics of Life

25. Biology The science that studies life and seeks to understand the living world.

26. Characteristics of Living Things Must include ALL eight of the following in order to be considered.

27. Made of Cells Animal Cells Plant Cells

28. Reproduce

29. Has a Genetic Code

30. Grow and Develop

31. Obtain & Use Energy

32. Respond to their environment

33. Maintain a stable internal environment HOMEOSTASIS

34. As a species or group, change over time

35. Survey of the Six Kingdoms of Life

36. DomainArchaea Cell TypeProkaryote Cell NumberUnicellular Mode of NutritionAutotroph or heterotroph Special Characteristic Lives without oxygen ExamplesMethanogens Kingdom 1: Archaebacteria Characteristics:

37. DomainBacteria Cell TypeProkaryote Cell NumberUnicellular Mode of NutritionAutotroph or heterotroph ExamplesStreptococcus, Escherichia coli Kingdom 2: Eubacteria Characteristics:

38. DomainEukarya Cell TypeEukaryote Cell NumberUnicellular; some colonial Mode of NutritionAutotroph or heterotroph ExamplesAmoeba, paramecium, algae Kingdom 3: Protista Characteristics:

39. DomainEukarya Cell TypeEukaryote Cell NumberMost multicellular; some unicellular Mode of NutritionHeterotroph ExamplesMushrooms, yeasts Kingdom 4: Fungi Characteristics:

40. DomainEukarya Cell TypeEukaryote Cell NumberMulticellular Mode of NutritionAutotroph ExamplesMosses, Ferns, Flowering Plants Kingdom 5: Plantae Characteristics:

41. DomainEukarya Cell TypeEukaryote Cell NumberMulticellular Mode of NutritionHeterotroph ExamplesSponges, Cnidaria, worms, insects, fishes, reptiles, birds, mammals Kingdom 6: Animalia Characteristics: