[NATS 1610] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (231 pages long)

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Several basic characteristics allow us to distinguish between living things and nonliving objects. Take in energy and materials from the environment. Organisms are classified into groups according to their characteristics. Humans share characteristics with other vertebrate members of the. All adapted perfectly for their niches & life styles l l i. Human beings arose as a distinct group of animals during an evolutionary journey that began billions of years ago. Evolution describes development of different species from common ancestor(s) Descent through modification - development of body structures, etc Genetic change in a line of descent through successive generations. There are hundreds of thousands of species. Image from: the university of california museum of paleontology"s understanding evolution (http://evolution. berkeley. edu). Taxonomy is the branch of biology concerned with identifying, naming, and classifying organisms. A way of classifying organisms to identify specific organisms. Includes animals such as insects, spiders, earthworms and sharks. Includes animals such as fish, snakes, birds and lizards.