MAMMAL DOG CAT A dog is a kind of mammal A cat is a kind of mammal
VERTEBRATE MAMMAL FISH DOG CAT A mammal is a kind of vertebrate A fish is a kind of vertebrate A dog is a kind of mammal A cat is a kind of mammal
Kingdom Phylum (plural is “phyla”) Class Order Family Genus (plural is “genera”) Species
People Horseshoe crabs Kingdom animalia animalia People Horseshoe crabs Kingdom animalia animalia Phylum chordata arthropodia Class mammalia xiphosura Order primate xiphosurida Family hominidae limulidae Genus Homo Limulus Species sapiens polyphemus
WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN ANIMAL Multicellular (no one celled organisms allowed) Heterotrophs (do not manufacture their own food but eat) Motile at some point in their existence (move around) Reproduce sexually or asexually (excludes viruses) No cell wall (keeps certain plant like forms, like mushrooms out)
PROKARYOTES EUKARYOTES Archaebacteria Eubacteria protists, fungi, plants, animals
KELP
FUNGI
SPONGES
CNIDARIA
ARTHROPODS
MOLLUSKS Clam Abalone Mussels on propeller Zebra mussle Giant squid Giant squid & Sperm whale
ECHINODERMS
FISH Frilled shark Tuna Great White Shark Lamprey Koi
REPTILES Sea snake Sea turtle Alligator Crocodile
MAMMALS Blue Whale Otter Killer Whale Seal Manatee