Chapters 1, 2, &3. AP Biology Summarize Themes connect the concepts of biology Evolution is the core thing Accounts for the unity and diversity of life Charles Darwin and Theory of natural selection Taxonomy > classification of organisms Domains: Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya 6 Kingdoms: Plant, Animal, Fungi, Protista, Bacteria, Archaebacteria New properties emerge at each level in the biological hierarchy O>P>C>E>B Atom > Molecule > Organelle > Cell > Tissue > Organ > Organ System > O Organisms interact with their environments, exchanging matter and energy Energy > Producers > Consumers Structure and Function are correlated at all levels of biological organization Form Suits function Cells are an organism?s basic units of function Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes