Archaea

• Primitive life
• Often live in harsh environments like volcanic events.

bacteria

• Bacteria are slightly more complex than archaea
• Their membranes are made of single-chain hydrocarbons

Eukaryota

• Eutkaryote have membrane-bound organelles and a nuclear envelope
• much more diverse, can be multicellular

Levels of Taxa

• Domain
• Kingdom
• Phyla
• Class
• Order
• Family
• Genus
• Species

Acronym

Humans

• Animalia
• Chordata
• Mammalia
• Primates
• Hominidae
• Homo
• sapiens

Iris

• Plantae
• Anthrophyta
• Asparagales
• Iridoidae
• Iris
• Germanica

Animal Phyla

Arthropoda

• Characterized by segmented bodies and exoskeletons
• Includes crustaceans, insects, and arachnids

Mollusca

• Large marine phylum with a radula.
• Also have a mantle, or outer skin

platylhelmintha

• triple-membrane animals with no cavities
• includes flatworms, both aquatic and parasitic

Annelida

• segmented worms
• each segment has the same organs
• includes earthworms and leeches

Cnideria

• Two-membraned organism filled with nonliving jelly
• Includes mostly Jellyfish and anemonies

porifera

• have many pores and channels for fascular function as well as feeding
• includes mainly sponges

Chordata

Plant Phyla

angiospermophyta

Coniferophyta

Filocinophyta

Bryophyta

Vertebrate Classes

Birds

• hollow bones
• feathered
• lay eggs

fish

• lay eggs
• have gills
• scaly skin

reptiles

• scaled skin
• ectothermic
• lay eggs
• have lungs

Amphibians

• thin skin
• adapted to live in largely aquatic environments, but also able to survive on land

Mammals

• Fur
• Produce milk for offspring
• live birth