1. 8 Characteristics of life
All living things express characteristics of life. These 8 characteristics determine if an organism is living or not.
Made of one or more cells
Displays Organization (cells, tissues, organs etc.)
Grows and Develops
Reproduces
Responds to stimuli
Requires energy
Maintain homeostasis
Adaptations and evolves over time
Organism: anything that has or once had all these characteristics of life

2. Organization of living things
All living things are divided into 3 domains that are further categorized into 6 Kingdoms
This organization is based on their characteristics of life

3. Domain Broadest grouping of living things Three domains:
Archaea- no nucleus. cells wall without peptidoglycan. Ancient bacteria called extremeophiles.
Kingdom: Archaeabacteria
Bacteria- no nucleus. cells wall with peptidoglycan. Common Bacteria.
Kingdom: Eubacteria
Eukarya- have a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles
Kingdoms: Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia

4. Kingdom
All domains are further divided into more specific groups called kingdoms
Each kingdom is specified by their characteristics

5. obtain and metabolize energy
reproduce
has genetic material
grows and develops
maintains homeostasis
responds to environment
made of cells
evolves
All living things

6. obtain and metabolize energy reproduce has genetic material
grows and develops
maintains homeostasis
responds to environment
made of cells
evolves
All living things
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic

7. obtain and metabolize energy reproduce has genetic material
grows and develops
maintains homeostasis
responds to environment
made of cells
evolves
All living things
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
no distinct nucleus
has distinct nucleus

8. obtain and metabolize energy reproduce has genetic material
grows and develops
maintains homeostasis
responds to environment
made of cells
evolves
All living things
Prokaryotic
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Eukaryotic
no distinct nucleus
has distinct nucleus
SIMPLE
COMPLEX

9. obtain and metabolize energy reproduce has genetic material
grows and develops
maintains homeostasis
responds to environment
made of cells
evolves
All living things
Prokaryotic
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Eukaryotic
no distinct nucleus
has distinct nucleus
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
SIMPLE
COMPLEX

10. obtain and metabolize energy reproduce has genetic material (organiz
grows and develops
maintains homeostasis
responds to environment
made of cells
evolves
All living things
Prokaryotic
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Eukaryotic
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
no distinct nucleus
has distinct nucleus
unicellular
ancient
harsh
conditions
cell wall
No movement
unicellular
decomposers
heterotrophs
some move
cell wall

11. multicellular (except yeast) heterotrophs cell wall with chitin
All living things
Prokaryotic
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Eukaryotic
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
no distinct nucleus
has distinct nucleus
most unicellular
some multi
plant-like
animal-like
fungus-like
some locomotion
multicellular (except yeast)
heterotrophs
cell wall with chitin
no movement

12. cell wall with cellulose chloroplasts no movement multicellular
All living things
Prokaryotic
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Eukaryotic
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
no distinct nucleus
has distinct nucleus
multicellular
autotrophs
cell wall with cellulose
chloroplasts
no movement
multicellular
heterotrophs
can move
No cell wall