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Classification Kingdoms and Classes Objective: Classification is sorting out all organisms into groups according to the similarities between them. Organisms are divided into 6 main kingdoms: which in turn can further be divided until species level is reached

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ClassificationKingdoms and Classes

Objective: Classification is sorting out all organisms

into groups according to the similarities between them.

Organisms are divided into 6 main kingdoms: which in turn can further be divided until species level is reached

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

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Kingdom:   Animalia      Phylum:   Chordata          Subphylum:  Vertebrata               Class:   Mammalia                    Order:   Primates                        Family:   Hominidae                           Genus:   Homo                              Species:   sapiens

Organisms

Animals

Plants

Prokaryotes

Protists: EubacteriaArchaebacteria

Fungi

Jellyfish, worms, arthropods, molluscs, echinoderms, amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals.

Seed bearing plants and non-seed bearing plants

Bacteria and primitive algae

Single-celled organisms

Molds, mushrooms and toadstools

Animals

Vertebrates Invertebrates

Vertebrates

Mammals

Have body hair or furHave mammary glands that produce milkWarm blooded

Vertebrates

Fish

Live in waterBreathe with gillsStreamlined bodiesHave cartilage or bony skeletonCold bloodedMostly lay eggs

Vertebrates

Reptiles

Have dry, scaly skinsEgg layingBreathe with lungsCold blooded

Vertebrates

Amphibians

Moist skinLay their eggs in waterLarvae have gills and live in waterAdults have lungs and live on landCold blooded

Vertebrates

Birds

Have feathers and wingsLay eggs with hard shellsBreathe with lungsWarm blooded

Animals

Vertebrates Invertebrates

Invertebrates

Cnidarians Hollow bodiedMouth is the only body opening and is surrounded by tentaclesUses sting cells to paralyse prey

Invertebrates

Flatworms Flat thin bodiesDigestive system has only one openingAnimals are both male and femalesMostly parasites

Invertebrates

True Worms Rounded bodiedBodies made of segments

Invertebrates

Molluscs Not segmentedBody in three continuous parts with head, body and footHave one or two shells

Invertebrates

Echinoderms Spiny skinnedBody in five partsCentral mouth with respiratory gills

Invertebrates

Arthropods

Hard exo-sekeleton on outside of bodyHas eyes and mouthBody divided into more than one segment

Crustaceans Arachnids InsectsCentipedes & Millipedes

Animals

Vertebrates

Mammals

Fish

Reptiles

AmphibiansBirds

Invertebrates

Flatworms

True worms

Molluscs

Echinoderms

Cnidarians

Arthropods