Eight Major Taxonomic Ranks (Hierarchy of Biological Classification)

Eight Major Taxonomic Ranks (Hierarchy of Biological Classification)

LifeDomainKingdomPhylumClassOrder

FamilyGenus

Species

Eukarya Domain (Protista Kingdom)

Protista Kingdom (Three Main Groups)

Plantlike

Fungus-like

Animal LikePseudopodsCiliaFlagella

One celled Algae

Multi-celled Algae

Sporozoans

Slime Mold

Water Mold

also called Protozoans

Eukarya Domain (Fungi Kingdom)

Most fungi use spores to reproduce and need moist, warm places to grow.

MoldMushroom

Lichen

Eukarya Domain (Plantae Kingdom)

Plants produce their food through photosynthesis.

Plant cells with visible chloroplasts.

Plantae Kingdom (Three Main Groups)

Mosses

Seedless and Seed Producing

Most species are single-celled

Green AlgaeNon-Vascular

Vascular

Ferns Gymnosperms

Angiosperms

Eukarya Domain (Animalia Kingdom)

VertebratesInvertebrates• 95% of all animal species

• 3/4 of all animals are from the arthropod species

• Fish have majority number of vertebrate species.

VertebratesInvertebrates

Amphibians

Reptiles Birds

Mammals

Animalia Kingdom (2 Major Phylums)

Fish

Echinoderm

Cnidaria

Worms

Arthropod

Mollusk

Sponges

Chordata

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The word “animal” comes from the Latin word for “having breath.”

Invertebrate Phylum (Major Classes)

Echinoderm

Cnidaria

Worms

ArthropodMollusk

Sponges

insectsarachnidscrustaceanssegmentednematodesflatworms

coraljellyfishsea anenomes

snailssquidclams

starfishsea urchinsand dollar

Vertebrate Phylum (Major Classes)

Amphibians

Reptiles

BirdsMammals

Fish

*frogssalamanderscaeciliancrocodile*lizard/snaketurtle

smalllarge (ostriche)

monotremesmarsupialsplacentals

cartilage (sharks/rays)

bony

Tetrapoda (four legged) animals

Amphibians Reptiles

BirdsMammals

Fish

All members have a cranium, a skull

Placenta developed

from fetus

Pouched

Lay eggs

Mammal Class (Three Main Groups or Subclasses)

Monotremes

Marsupials

Placentals Every young mammal is fed with milk produced in its mother’s body.

largest orders

Mammal Class (Placental Subclass)

Rodent

Shrews

Carnivora

Cetacea

PrimateBats

Ungulates

FeliformiaCaniformia

whalesdolphinsporpoises

even-toedodd-toed

prosimiansimian

Mammal Class (Placental Subclass)

Placenta is an organ in pregnant female mammals that helps to feed the offspring during gestation, before birth.

SimianProsimian

Gibbons

Apes

Placental Subclass (Primate Order)

Monkeys

Tarsiers

Lemurs

Galagos

Human

Hominidae Family (Homo sapien Species)

• Homosapien means “wise man” or “knowing man.”

• Have highly developed brains capable of abstract reasoning, language, introspection, and problem solving.

• Adept at self-expression, exchange ideas, and organization.

• Create complex social structures with variety of values, social norms, and rituals.

Hominidae Family (Homo sapien Species) (cont)

• Only species known to build fires, cook their food, clothe themselves, and use numerous other technologies.

• Capable of full bipedal location.

• Human brain is more intelligent than any other species.