Characteristics of Life

Biology• The science that studies life

and seeks to understand the living world.

Characteristics of Living Things

•Must include ALL eight of the following in order to be considered.

Made of Cells

Animal Cells

Plant Cells

Reproduce

Has a Genetic Code

Grow and Develop

Obtain & Use Energy

Respond to their environment

Maintain a stable internal environment

HOMEOSTASIS

As a species or group, change over time

Survey of the Six Kingdoms of Life

Domain ArchaeaCell Type ProkaryoteCell Number UnicellularMode of Nutrition Autotroph or heterotrophSpecial Characteristic

Lives without oxygen

Examples Methanogens

Kingdom 1:  Archaebacteria 

Characteristics: 

Domain BacteriaCell Type ProkaryoteCell Number UnicellularMode of Nutrition Autotroph or heterotrophExamples Streptococcus, Escherichia

coli

Kingdom 2: Eubacteria 

Characteristics: 

Domain EukaryaCell Type EukaryoteCell Number Unicellular; some colonialMode of Nutrition Autotroph or heterotrophExamples Amoeba, paramecium,

algae

Kingdom 3: Protista Characteristics: 

Domain EukaryaCell Type EukaryoteCell Number Most multicellular; some

unicellularMode of Nutrition HeterotrophExamples Mushrooms, yeasts

Kingdom 4: Fungi 

Characteristics:

Domain EukaryaCell Type EukaryoteCell Number MulticellularMode of Nutrition AutotrophExamples Mosses, Ferns, Flowering

Plants

Kingdom 5: Plantae 

Characteristics:

Domain EukaryaCell Type EukaryoteCell Number MulticellularMode of Nutrition HeterotrophExamples Sponges, Cnidaria, worms,

insects, fishes, reptiles, birds, mammals

Kingdom 6:  Animalia 

Characteristics: