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    If something has all of the characteristics of life, then it is a biotic, living thing. Scientists currently classify living organisms into six kingdoms of life. A snake is not just like a bird. Snakes and birds have more in common than mushrooms.

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    If something has all of the characteristics of life, then it is a biotic, living thing. Scientists currently classify living organisms into six kingdoms of life. A snake is not just like a bird. Snakes and birds have more in common than mushrooms.

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    HowdoWeOrganizeLife?

    Rememberlastweekthatwediscussedthecharacteristicsoflife.If
    somethinghasallofthecharacteristicsoflife,thenwecansaythatit
    isabiotic,livingthing.

    Whileitmaybeeasytosaythatsomethingisliving,itisnotalways
    easytoputthoselivingthingsintogroupsthatmakesense.

    Lookatthesethreepictures:Aretheorganismsallthesame?

    Whenwearelookingatpicturesofdifferentlivingthings,weknowthatsomethingmakesthemdifferent.
    Asnakeisnotjustlikeabird.Snakesandbirdshavemoreincommonthanmushrooms.Weknowthat,
    butweneedtoknowwhatmakesthemdifferent.

    InBiologyweusetheword
    Classificationt
    odescribetheprocessofsortingandorganizinglivingthings
    intogroups.Thisisalsosometimescalled
    Taxonomy:
    theclassificationofsomething,especially
    organisms.

    Scientistshaveworkedforyearstoputallofthebiotic,livingorganismsintogroupsthatmakesense
    andshowwhichorganismsaremorecloselyrelatedtootherorganisms.Thinkabouttwodifferent
    organismsthatyouknowarerelated.Dothoseorganismslookthesame?

    Maybe,butbatsandhumansarebothinthemammalclassificationgroup,andwelookverydifferent
    frombats.

    Scientistscurrentlyclassifylivingorganismsintosixkingdomsoflife.

    KingdomAnimalia
    CellType:Eukaryotic
    Energy:Nutritionfromotherorganisms
    CellOrganization:Multicellular

    KingdomPlantae
    CellType:Eukaryotic
    Energy:Photosynthesis
    CellOrganization:Multicellular
    Description:HasCellWalls,CanhaveVascularorNonvascularTissue

    KingdomFungi
    CellType:Eukaryotic
    Energy:Nutritionfromother(decaying)organisms
    CellOrganization:MulticellularorUnicellular
    Description:HasCellWalls

    KingdomProtista
    CellType:Eukaryotic
    Energy:PhotosynthesisorNutrientsfromOtherOrganisms
    CellOrganization:MostareUnicellular

    KingdomArchaebacteria

    CellType:Prokaryotic
    Energy:NutritionfromGlucose
    CellOrganization:Unicellular
    Description:LivesinExtremeEnvironments

    KingdomEubacteria

    CellType:Prokaryotic
    Energy:NutritionfromGlucose
    CellOrganization:Unicellular
    Description:CommonBacteria

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