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Grade 6 - 8 Life Science: Living Things
This book series for middle school students (grades 6-8) focused on Life Science: Living Things. This educational collection, aligned with educational standards, delves into the essential traits that define life, the fundamental components that make up living organisms, and the systems used to classify and identify different forms of life. Covering essential topics such as Characteristics of Life, Building Blocks of Life, Introduction to Classification, Classification of Living Things, Dichotomous Keys, and Lab: Dichotomous Keys, this series provides students with a thorough understanding of the diversity and complexity of life on Earth. The series begins with "Characteristics of Life," which outlines the basic criteria that distinguish living things from non-living matter, including cellular organization, reproduction, metabolism, homeostasis, heredity, response to stimuli, growth, and development. "Building Blocks of Life" focuses on the molecular composition of living organisms, introducing students to biological macromolecules—carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids—and their roles in cellular structure and function. "Introduction to Classification" delves into the science of taxonomy, the method by which biologists categorize and organize the diversity of life based on common characteristics and evolutionary history. This section discusses the hierarchical system from domains to species. "Classification of Living Things" expands on the principles of taxonomy by exploring the modern classification system, including the three domains (Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya) and the further subdivision into kingdoms, phyla, and classes. It highlights the criteria used to classify organisms and the importance of this system in biological science. "Dichotomous Keys" introduces students to a tool that helps in identifying organisms based on a series of choices that lead the
