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Tree of Life Notes
Write two (2) sentences about the tree of life?
Why did we do this project?
What does it represent?
Tree of Life Notes
• The concept of a tree of life, a many-branched tree illustrating the idea that all life on earth is related, has been used in science, religion, philosophy, mythology, and other areas.
Tree of Life Notes
Every single organism (alive or extinct) has an
ancestral path back to the ancestral replicator.
WHERE DID WE COME FROM?
Tree of Life Notes
Every single organism (alive or extinct) has an
ancestral path back to the ancestral replicator.
WHERE DID WE COME FROM?
Tree of Life Notes
The Six Kingdoms of Life:
1. Eubacteria
2. Archaebacteria
3. Protista
4. Fungi
5. Plantae
6. Animalia
Tree of Life Notes
Eubacteria
“True Bacteria” – single-celled
organisms without a nucleus.
What is a nucleus?
Tree of Life Notes Archaebacteria
Extremeophiles – single celled, live in
very extreme environments.
Tree of Life Notes Protista
Single-celled (most), eukaryotic
organisms. They have a nucleus.
Tree of Life Notes Fungi
Multi-cellular organisms that feed on
dead, decaying organisms
Tree of Life Notes Plantae
Multi-cellular organisms that produce
their own food via photosynthesis.
Tree of Life Notes Animalia
Multi-cellular organisms that obtain
energy from consuming other organisms.
Tree of Life Notes Every branch of life seems so different, so
how can they be connected?
ONE PAGE PAPER –
WHAT IS THE TREE OF LIFE?
WHAT ARE THE BRANCHES ON THE
TREE OF LIFE?
WHAT DOES IT REPRESENT FOR
LIVING THINGS?