DNA, the building blocks of a lifeform
A life-form is simply any living entity or organism. The study of life-forms 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 existance of the Progenitor's DNA during evolution.
Kingdoms
Other types of life
- Artificial
- Biomimetic lifeform
- Cybernetic
- Silicon-based
- Solanagen-based
- Spaceborne
- Viral (Most viruses are not alive)
See also
- Anatomy
- Non-sentient lifeforms
- Races and cultures