Kristina Rosette B.

Calejesan

LEVELS OF CLASSIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS EXAMPLES

 ARCHAEA  ability to live in  METHANOGENS,

extremely hot or HALOPHILES,
chemically aggressive THERMOPHILES
environments, and they
can be found across the
Earth, wherever
bacteria survive. Those
archaea that live in
extreme habitats such
as hot springs and
deep-sea vents are
 BACTERIA called extremophiles.
 Bacteria are single-  CYANOBACTERIA,
celled organisms. SPIROCHAETES,
Bacteria have cell ACTINOBACTERIA
membrane and cell wall
made up of
peptidoglycan. Bacteria
lack cell organelles such
 EUKARYA as mitochondria and
chloroplasts.
 Eukarya includes  ANIMALS, PLANTS,
eukaryotic organisms. FUNGI, PROTISTS,
These are organisms INSECTS
with cells that contain a
nucleus as well as
membrane-bound
organelles. The
kingdoms most
associated with Eukarya
are the Plantae,
Animalia, and Fungi
kingdoms.
KINGDOM

 Archaebacteria.  In terms of their  Archaeoglobus fulgidus.

membrane and
chemical structure, the
archaea cells share
features with
eukaryotic cells. Unique
 Archaeoglobus
veneficus.
 Archaeoglobus
profundus.
 Ferroglobus placidus.
 archaea characteristics  Halalkalicoccus jeotgali.
include their ability to  Haloarcula hispanica.
live in extremely hot or  Haloarcula
chemically aggressive marismortui.
environments, and they  Halobacterium
can be found across the salinarum.
Earth, wherever
bacteria survive.

 Eubacteria.  Eubacteria/bacteria  COCCI, BACILLI,

also possess cell walls SPIRILLA
made of peptidoglycan,
a chemical that gives
their cell wall added
strength. Another
characteristic of
bacteria is that they can
be categorized by their
shape. Bacteria can be
classified as rod
shaped, circular (called
cocci), and wavy or
spiral shaped (called
spirilli).

 Protista.  Protists are eukaryotic  algae, amoebas,

organisms that cannot euglena, plasmodium,
be classified as a plant, and slime molds.
animal, or fungus. They
are mostly unicellular,
but some, like algae,
are multicellular. Kelp,
or 'seaweed,' is a large
multicellular protist
that provides food,
shelter, and oxygen for
numerous underwater
ecosystems
 Fungi.
 Eukaryotic.  Chytridiomycota,
 Decomposers – the Zygomycota,
best recyclers around. Glomeromycota,
 No chlorophyll – non Ascomycota, and
photosynthetic. Basidiomycota.
 Most multicellular
(hyphae) – some
unicellular (yeast)
  Non-motile.
 Cell walls made of
chitin (kite-in) instead
of cellulose like that of
a plant.
 Are more related to
animals than plant
kingdom.

 Plantae.  They are multicellular  Flowering plants –

organisms with walled Plants which bear
and frequently flowers. Angiosperms –
vacuolate eukaryotic mango, peas, apple,
cells. These contain sugarcane, and grass.
photosynthetic pigment Gymnosperms – pine,
in plastids. hey are fir, cedar, and spruce
primarily non-motile trees.
and live anchored to a  Non-flowering plants –
substrate. Plants which do not
Reproduction is bear flowers. Algae –
primarily asexual or Chlamydomonas, and
sexual. Spirogyra. Bryophyta –
mosses. Pteridophyta –
 Animalia.  Animals are ferns.
multicellular.  Amoeba (unicellular)
 Animals are  Sycon (marine sponge)
heterotrophic,  Hydra/Jelly fish
obtaining their energy (aquatic)
by consuming energy-  Comb jelly (aquatic &
releasing food bioluminescent)
substances.  Tapeworm (flat body &
 Animals typically endoparasitic)
reproduce sexually.  Roundworm (parasitic)
 Animals are made up of  Earthworm, Leech.
cells that do not have  Cockroach, Prawn,
cell walls. Scorpion.
PHYLUM:

 Phylum Porifera.  They are diploblastic  Sycon (Scypha)

animals with two Spongilla (Freshwater
layers, the outer dermal sponge) Euspongia
layer and the inner (Bath sponge)
gastral layer.
 Phylum Coelenterata.  They are diploblastic,  Hydra (Hydrozoa) and
with two layers of cells, Crasspedacusta
an outer layer called (Scyphozoa)
the ectoderm and the
 inner layer called the
endoderm.
 Phylum  They are mostly
Platyhelminthes. parasitic with a few
free-living.
 Phylum Nematoda.  The alimentary canal is
distinct, with the mouth
and the anus.
 Phylum Annelida.  Annelids are all
bilaterally symmetrical
animals
 Phylum Arthropoda.  They have jointed
limbs.
 Phylum Mollusca.  Body is covered by a
mantle and shell.
 Phylum Echinodermata.  The body is uniquely
shaped.
 Phylum Chordata  possess a notochord, a
dorsal nerve cord,
pharyngeal slits, an
endostyle, and a post-
anal tail
CLASS:
 Invertebrates  They do not have a
backbone.
 mammals  Possess diaphragm
 birds  Have feathers
 amphibians  cold-blooded animals
 reptiles  have scales or scutes
 fish  have scales and gills
ORDER
 Rodentia  no canine teeth.
 Chiroptera  ones tend to be slender
and light-weight
 Soricomorpha  Have five-toed feet and
a relatively long, nearly
hairless tail.
  Have particularly
 Taenia (Tapeworm)
Fasciola (Liver fluke)
Taenia saginata (Beef
tapeworm) etc.
 Roundworms,
hookworms, and
heartworms
 Earthworms, leeches
and lugworms
 crabs, spiders,
centipedes, shrimp
 snails, octopuses,
squids, turtle, tortoise
 sea star, sea urchin,
crinoids, etc.
 mammals, fish, birds,
reptiles, and
amphibians (all
vertebrates); sea
squirts (tunicates); and
lancelets
(cephalochordates)
 annelids, mollusks,
arthropods, etc.
 whale, dogs, horses,etc.
 parrot, owl, penguin,etc
 frog, toads, apoda, etc.
 lizard, snake, crocodile
 gold fish, blue tag, etc.
 rat, hamster,mus, etc.
 bats
 moles,
shrews,solenodons, etc.
  Primates flexible and limber
shoulders and hip
joints.
 Eats other animals
 Carnivora  adaptive for life on
 Artiodactyla open grasslands
 diprotodont
 Diprotodontia  possess a moderately
 Lagomorpha fused post orbital
process to the cranium
 Their canines are large.
 Didelphimorphia  Fusiform-shaped body.
 Cetacea  prolonged copulation
 Dasyuromorphia  have spiny coats
 Afrosoricida  hairs are sharp spines
 Erinaceomorpha  have small brains
 Cingulata  bandicoot shape
 Peramelemorphia  generally, small
 Scandentia  hoofed toes
 Perissodactyla  diurnal and active
 Macroscelidea  have very strong
 Pilosa forelegs
 have no teeth
 Monotremata  has trunks
 Proboscidea
FAMILY:
 Felidae  Secretive & nocturnal
 Canidae  have deep-chested
bodies and a long
muzzle.
 Ursidae  They are plantigrade,
walking on the heels
and soles of their feet
like humans do.
 Hyaenidae  medium to large in size
 Phocidae  absence of external ear
 pinnae
 Mustelidae  small
 Procyonidae  slender bodies, long tail
 Ailuridae  colored ring tail
 Mephitidae  spray with strong odor
 Otariidae  have fur, have long
flippers
 mokey, ape, gorilla,
orangutan, lemurs,
tarsier, baboons, etc.
 fox, lion, shark, wolf,etc
 deer, cattle,giraffes,
pigs, goats, oxen, etc.
 koalas, wombat, etc.
 pikas, leporids, hare,
rabbits, etc.
 opossums, didelphidae
 dolphins, whales
 devils, quoll, etc.
 shrew, tenrecs, mole
 hedgehog, gymnure,etc
 dasypodidae
 bilbies, peramilidae
 tupaia, treeshew, etc.
 hore, tapir, rhino, etc.
 elephant shrew, etc
 sloth, anteater, etc
 platypuses, echidna, etc
 elephants, mastodon,
etc
 cats
 dogs
 bears
 hyena
 earless seal
 weasles, otters, etc.
 raccoon
 red panda
 skunks
 eared seal