All living organisms

Monera/Prokaryotes Protista Fungi Plants Animals

Vertebrates Invertebrates
• Bryophytes (Mosses)
• Pteridophytes (Ferns) (Backbone) (No backbone)
• Gymnosperms (Pine Trees)
• Mammals • Porifera
• Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)
• Birds • Cnidarians
o Monocots
• Reptiles • Flatworms
o Dicots
• Amphibians • Nematodes
• Fish • Annelids
• Molluscs
• Echinoderms
• Arthropods
o Insects
o Crustaceans
o Arachnids
o Myriapods

Classification of living organisms

* You need to know the characteristics of all groups in red
 Classification of plants
* You need to know the characteristics of all groups in red
All living organisms

Monera/Prokaryotes Protista Fungi Plants Animals

Bryophytes (Mosses) Pteridophytes (Ferns) Gymnosperms (Pine Trees) Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)

Monocots Dicots
 Classification of Animals
* You need to know the characteristics of all groups in red
All living organisms

Monera/Prokaryotes Protista Fungi Plants Animals

Invertebrates Vertebrates

Porifera Cnidarians Flatworms Roundworms Segmented Worms Arthropods Molluscs Echinoderms

Crustaceans Arachnids Insects Myriapods

Pisces (fish) Amphibians Reptiles Aves(Birds) Mammals

 Characteristics of arthropods.

Insects Arachnids Myriapods Crustaceans

# of legs
Three Four Many Many
(Pairs)
# of antennae
One None One Two
(pairs)
# of wings
Two None None None
(pairs)
# of body segments Three Two Many Three

Characteristics of the different classes of vertebrates.

Fishes Amphibians Reptiles Birds Mammals

Tadpoles: Aquatic
Where do they live Aquatic Mainly terrestrial Mainly Terrestrial Mainly terrestrial
Adults: Terrestrial
Warm blooded/cold
Cold Cold Cold Warm Warm
blooded

Type of body Soft, Moist, Non-

Scales Dry, waterproof with scales Feathers Hair, glands.
covering/skin Waterproof
Tadpoles: Gills
Structure used for
Gills Lungs Lungs + air sacs Lungs
Breathing
Adults: Lungs
Rubbery shells
Type of Eggs Soft, Jelly like Soft, jellylike Hard Shells Give Birth to live young.
** Some give birth to live
young
Young feed on milk from their
Other unique features Fins - - Beaks
mother