Imagine you are standing in a western Washington forest…..

Close your eyes.What do you see??

Would you seethese?

How about these organisms?

Would you see….

Or….

What about this organism?

UNITY and DIVERSITY of Life

How are living things similar?How are they different?

Why?

Procedure1. Make a table in your lab notebook as

modeled.2. Go outside and find 10 garden organisms

to put in your table. 3. Record how these organisms are similar to

each other.4. How are they different from each other?

Reflect and Connect Q’s1. What traits or characteristics unify all life on

earth?

2. What traits are used to classify life on earth into groups of similar organisms?