Diff: 2 Page Ref: 685-686. 18) If the vagal nerves to the heart were cut, the result would be that ________. A) the heart would stop, since the vagal nerves trigger the heart to contract. B) the heart rate would increase by about 25 beats per minute. C) the AV node would become the pacemaker of the heart.
Living things have seven essential processes in common:  movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition. All things fall into one of three categories: living, used to be living or not living; the presence of all seven life processes indicates a living thing.
By Regina Bailey. Organisms are classified into three Domains and into one of six Kingdoms of life. These Kingdoms are Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. Organisms are placed into these categories based on similarities or common characteristics. Some of the characteristics that are used to determine placement are cell type, metabolism, and reproduction. Below is a list of the six Kingdoms of life and information on a few organisms in each category.