Also Known As Living Things

Levels of Biological Organization Unicellular Organisms Hydra: Made only of tissue

Unity and Diversity of Life Organisms are grouped together by: Similarity of structures Fossil record Genetic make-up Life cycle Embryonic development Chemical similarities

1 Structure

2 Fossil Record

3 Genetics

4 Life Cycle

5 Embryonic Development

6 Chemistry

CommonCommon AncestryAncestry Monera

5 Kings Phyla Genus Species General Specific Most Kinds Fewest Kinds

K P G S = Wolf, Dog K P G S = Wolf, House Cat

Let’s name the organisms we classify! Binomial = 2 names First second

1.Nuclear Membrane 2.Unicellular or Multicellular 3.Nutrition type 4.Primitive Monerans

1.Prokaryote Lacks nuclear membrane 2.Eukaryote Have nuclear membrane

Monera Plant Fungi Protista Animal

1 Monera Primitive (simple) Major Groups Bacteria Phosynthesis Blue-Green Algae

Bacteria Blue-Green Algae Monera

2 Protista Mostly Unicellular Plant-like and/or Animal-like Major Groups Protozoa Animal-like Food from environment Examples: Paramecium and Ameba Algae Plant-like Photosynthesis Example: Spirogyra

Protozoa Algae Protista

3 Fungi Branched, Multinucleated Digest food from environment Non-motile Examples Yeast Bread Mold Mushroom

Fungi

4 Plant Multicellular, Photosynthetic Major Groups Bryophytes Lack Vascular Tissue Example: Moss and liverwort Tracheophytes (“tube”) Have Vascular Tissue Examples: Fern, pine tree, corn

BryophytesTracheophytes Plant

5 Animal Multicellular Ingest food Major Groups Coelenterates 2 cell layers, hollow body cavity Examples: Hydra, jellyfish, corals Annelids Segmented Body Example: Earthworm, sandworm, leach

Major Groups Arthropods Jointed appendages Exoskeleton Examples: Grasshopper, lobster, spider Chordates Dorsal (back) nerve cord Example: Shark, frog, human 5 Animal Cont.

Coelenterates Annelids Animal

Arthropods Chordates Animal