GBIO Chapter 1

Classification System

Domain

Domain

(Group living things by cell type)1.) Archea2.) Bacteria3.) Eukarya

Archea

*Prokaryotic (old and simple)*Unicellular (one cell only)*EXTREME ENVIRONMENT

Bacteria

*Prokaryotic *Unicellular*Various Environments

Eukarya

*Eukaryotic*Multicellular (many cells)*Various Environments *Divided into four kingdoms

Kingdoms

1.) Protists2.) Fungi3.) Plants4.) Animals

Protists

UnicellularMobileProducers: PhotosyntheticConsumers: Must eat other living things

Fungi

MulticellularNon-MobileDecomposers: Eat dead matter

Plants

Multicellular Non-MobileProducers

Animals

MulticellularMobileConsumers

Scientific Method

1. Independent variable2. Dependent variable3. Control

Independent Variable

What you are testing in an experiment"Answer to Problem

Dependent Variable

Results

Control

Standard for comparison against independent variable(Will NOT have independent variable)

Levels of Organization

1. Molecular Level2. Cellular Level3. Tissue Level4. Organ Level5. Organ System Level6. Organism Level

Molecular Level

Shared by living and nonliving ex. H2O, Co2, etc.

Cellular Level

Basic Level of LifeEx. egg cells, sperm cells etc.

Tissue Level

Group of cells with the same structure and functionex. muscle tissue

Organ Level

Two or more tissuesex. Heart, liver

Organ System Level

Group of Organs

Organism Level

Individual Living Thingsex. Human, Cow, Ant, Bacteria.