CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISIMS

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CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISIMS by Mind Map: CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING ORGANISIMS

1. Fungi Kingdom

1.1. Unicellular & Multicellular; Saprophytic Nutrition; Eg: Mushroom, yeast

1.1.1. Present, N-acetylglucosamine polymer chitin. Saprophytic

2. Plants Kingdom

2.1. Flowering

2.1.1. Dicots

2.1.1.1. Two Cotyledon

2.1.1.1.1. Veins - usually net-like; Roots - taproot; Petals: in multiples of 4,5

2.1.2. Monocots

2.1.2.1. Single Cotyledon

2.1.2.1.1. Veins - usually parallel; Roots - Fibrous; Petals: in multiples of 3

2.2. Non-Flowering

2.2.1. Eg: fern, moss

3. Animals Kingdom

3.1. Vertebrates (have backbones)

3.1.1. MAMMALS - (Mammary glands for feeding milk; external ear called pinna; hair/fur;)

3.1.1.1. Eg: Cow, Dolphin

3.1.2. FISH - (Streamlined Body; moist skin covered with scales; fins for locomotion; breathe through gills;)

3.1.2.1. Eg: Salmon, Clownfish

3.1.3. AMPHIBIANS - (live on both land and water; pair of eyes and tympanum; smooth, moist skin; pair of fore limbs and hind limbs;)

3.1.3.1. Eg: Frogs, Toads

3.1.4. REPTILES - (dry scaly skin; pair of fore limbs, hind limbs; pair of eyes and tympanum;)

3.1.4.1. Eg: Snakes

3.1.5. BIRDS - (feathers; forelimbs modified into wings; pair of legs and tympanum)

3.1.5.1. Eg: Peacock

3.2. Invertebrates (no backbones)

3.2.1. ARTHROPODS - (joined legs; hard outer-skeletons;)

3.2.1.1. INSECTS - (3 pairs of legs; Body divided into - Head, Thorax, Abdomen, Have wings and a pair of antennae)

3.2.1.1.1. Eg. Butterfly

3.2.1.2. ARACHNIDS- (Body divided into Cephalothorax, abdomen, no antennae or wings, 4 pairs of legs )

3.2.1.2.1. Eg. Spiders

3.2.1.3. MYRIAPODS- (long cylindrical bodies divided into many segments; 1 pair of antennae, many pairs of legs)

3.2.1.3.1. Eg. Centipedes

3.2.1.4. CRUSTACEANS - (5 pairs of walking legs; Body divided into Cephalothorax, abdomen, two pairs of antennae)

3.2.1.4.1. Eg. Crab

4. Prokaryotic Cells ; Unicellular ; cell wall Present - Peptidoglycan; Autotrophic /heterotrophic; Eg: E Coli

5. Bacteria Kingdom

6. Protoctista Kingdom

6.1. Algae

6.1.1. Unicellular, Plant-like organism, Eg: Seaweed

6.1.1.1. Cell Wall: Present, (polysaccharide); Heterotrophic & photosynthetic;

6.2. Protozoa

6.2.1. Single celled; no cell wall; Eukaryotic, Eg: Amoeba