Information about Biota (taxonomy)
In some systems of scientific classification, Biota or Vitae is the superdomain that contains all life. For that reason it is often disputed how the taxon should be further divided, as the definition of what life really is is often changed or adjusted, and also extraterrestrial life would be included besides the life on Earth, if it would be discovered. In general, all cellular life is naturally included in the Biota, when there is mention of non-cellular life the taxon Biota is most often simply divided into Cytota (cellular life) and Acytota (non-cellular life).
Historically, what was not mineralia, could also be referred to as biota (i.e., fauna and flora [including fungi]).
Historically, what was not mineralia, could also be referred to as biota (i.e., fauna and flora [including fungi]).
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Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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domain (also superregnum, superkingdom, or empire) is a taxon in the highest rank of organisms, higher than a kingdom. Domain (or its synonyms) is the most inclusive of these biological groupings.
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Life (Biota)
Domains and Kingdoms
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Domains and Kingdoms
- Life on Earth (Gaeabionta)
- Nanobes
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Extraterrestrial life is life originating outside of the Earth. It is the subject of astrobiology, and its existence remains theoretical. There is no evidence of extraterrestrial life that has been widely accepted by the scientific community.
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Life on Earth
Life on Earth DVD cover
Picture format 4:3
Audio format Stereo
Episode duration 55 minutes
Executive producer(s) Christopher Parsons
Presented by David Attenborough
Music by Edward Williams
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Life on Earth DVD cover
Picture format 4:3
Audio format Stereo
Episode duration 55 minutes
Executive producer(s) Christopher Parsons
Presented by David Attenborough
Music by Edward Williams
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Cellular life is life with cells. The usual meaning of life as we know it expects that an organism have either unicellular or multicellular structure.
But implied by the modifier "cellular" is the existence of earth-based life that is non-cellular.
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But implied by the modifier "cellular" is the existence of earth-based life that is non-cellular.
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Non-cellular life is life that exists without cells. This term usually is applied to earth-based life, and presumes the phylogenetic classification of viruses as lifeforms.
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A mineral is a naturally occurring substance formed through geological processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure and specific physical properties.
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Life (Biota)
Domains and Kingdoms
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Domains and Kingdoms
- Life on Earth (Gaeabionta)
- Nanobes
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Biota is the total collection of organisms of a geographic region or a time period, from local geographic scales and instantaneous temporal scales all the way up to whole-planet and whole-timescale spatiotemporal scales. The biota of the Earth lives in the biosphere.
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