Lifeform

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"I just love scanning for lifeforms. Lifeforms... you tiny little lifeforms... you precious little lifeforms... where are you?" - Data

A lifeform is simply any living entity or organism. The study of lifeforms is known as biology and when dealing with alien life-forms can be further sub-categorized into xenobiology and xenology.

Starship sensors and tricorders are primary instruments used in detecting or locating life-forms. This can be determined by identifying or localizing blood type, heart rate or metabolic setup.

There are incredible similarities between the lifeforms on different worlds in the Star Trek universe. A probable explanation for this may be the existence of the ancient humanoids DNA during evolution.

Contents 1 Starfleet lifeform classes and types 2 Kingdoms 2.1 Other types of life 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Starfleet lifeform classes and types

• R3-type lifeforms (Sheliak)
• Class-5 lifeforms (Vhnori)

The class-5 type lifeform may refer to humanoids.

• Order 480-G anthropoids (Taurus II natives)

[edit] Kingdoms

• Monera
• Protista
• Fungi
• Plantae
• Animalia

[edit] Other types of life

• Artificial
• Biomimetic lifeform
• Cybernetic
• Silicon-based
• Solanagen-based
• Spaceborne
• Viral (most viruses are not alive)
• Xenon-based

[edit] See also

• Anatomy
• Non-sentient lifeforms
• Races and cultures

[edit] External links

• Lifeform article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
• Organism article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.