1. Animalia
1.1. Vertebrates (w/backbone)
1.1.1. Chordata
1.1.1.1. Cold Blooded
1.1.1.1.1. Amphibians
1.1.1.1.2. Fish
1.1.1.1.3. Agnatha (Jawless Fish)
1.1.1.1.4. Chondrichthyes (Skeletons Made of Cartilage)
1.1.1.1.5. Osteichthyes (Skeletons Made of Bones)
1.1.1.1.6. Reptiles
1.1.1.2. Warm Blooded
1.1.1.2.1. Birds
1.1.1.2.2. Mammals
1.2. Invertebrates (w/o backbone)
1.2.1. Porifera
1.2.2. Cnidaria
1.2.3. Platyhelminthes
1.2.4. Nematoda
1.2.5. Mollusca
1.2.6. Annelida
1.2.7. Arthropoda
1.2.8. Echinodermata
2. Protista
2.1. Animal Like (Heterotrophs)
2.1.1. Protozoans (first animals)
2.1.1.1. Unicellular
2.1.1.1.1. Modes of locomotion (Cilia, Flagella, Pseudopod)
2.2. Plant-like or Algae (Autotrophs)
2.2.1. Unicellular
2.2.1.1. Euglenophyta
2.2.1.2. Chrysophyta
2.2.1.3. Bacilliarophyta (Diatoms)
2.2.1.4. Pyrrophyta (Dinoflagellates)
2.2.2. Mulitcellular
2.2.2.1. Rhadophyta
2.2.2.2. Phaeophyta
2.2.2.3. Chlorophyta
2.3. Fungus-like
2.3.1. Slime Molds
2.3.1.1. Cellular or acellular (masses with several nuclei)
2.3.1.2. Unicellular but can gather and act multicellular
2.3.2. Water Molds
2.3.2.1. Also called oomycetes (0-0-my-sets)
2.3.2.2. Produce filaments called hyphae
3. Fungi
3.1. Vegetative Structures (Non - Reproductive)
3.1.1. Hyphae
3.1.1.1. Stolons
3.1.1.2. Rhizoids
3.1.1.3. Septa
3.2. Reproductive Structures
3.2.1. Sexual
3.2.1.1. Haploid 1n Hyphae
3.2.1.2. From 2 mating types (+,-)
3.2.1.3. Forms hyphae with 2 nuclei that becomes zygote
3.2.1.4. Zygote divides and becomes spore
3.2.2. Asexual
3.2.2.1. Fragmentation
3.2.2.2. Budding
3.2.2.3. Asexual Spores
3.2.2.3.1. - Directly on hyphae
3.2.2.3.2. - Inside Sporangia
3.2.2.3.3. - On fruiting bodies (Basidia, Sporangia, Ascus)
3.3. Classification by Nutrition
3.3.1. Saprobes (Decomposers)
3.3.2. Parasites (Harm Host)
3.3.3. Mutualists (Both Benefit)
3.4. Major Groups of Fungi
3.4.1. Basidiomycota
3.4.2. Zygomycota
3.4.3. Chytridiomycota
3.4.4. AM Fungi
3.4.5. Ascomycota
3.4.6. Lichens
4. Plantae
4.1. Vascular (xylem and phloem)
4.1.1. Seedless Plants
4.1.1.1. Lycophytes
4.1.1.1.1. Club Mosses (Lycopodiopsida)
4.1.1.1.2. Quillworts (Isoetes)
4.1.1.1.3. Spike Mosses (Selaginella)
4.1.1.2. Pterophytes
4.1.1.2.1. Whisk Ferns
4.1.1.2.2. Horsetails
4.1.1.2.3. Ferns
4.1.2. Seeded Plants
4.1.2.1. Gymnosperms
4.1.2.1.1. Coniferophyta
4.1.2.1.2. Cycadophyta
4.1.2.1.3. Ginkgophyta
4.1.2.1.4. Gnetophyta
4.1.2.2. Angiosperms
4.1.2.2.1. Monocots (1 seed leaf - cotyledon)
4.1.2.2.2. Dicots (2 seed leaves - cotyledons)
4.2. Non - Vascular
4.2.1. Liverworts
4.2.2. Hornworts
4.2.3. Mosses
5. Archaebacteria
5.1. They are similar to eubacteria in being prokaryotes and lacking a distinct nucleus.
5.2. Extremophiles
5.2.1. Halogens (archaea inhabiting extremely salty environments)
5.2.2. Methanogens (archaea producing methane)
5.2.3. Acidophiles (live in extremely acidic conditions like dry hot soil and volcanic sites)
5.2.4. Thermophiles (archaea that thrive in scorching environments)
5.2.5. Alkaliphiles (live in extreme alkaline conditions like marine hydrothermal systems)
5.3. Characteristics of Archaea
5.3.1. Phototrophic Archaea (utilize energy from the sun)
5.3.2. Lithotrophic Archaea (utilize inorganic compounds)
5.3.3. Organotrophic Archaea (utilize organic compounds)
6. Eubacteria
6.1. Prokaryote
6.1.1. (Lacks a distinct membrane bound nucleus)
6.2. Spirochetes
6.2.1. (Spiral-shaped)
6.3. Chlamydias
6.4. Cyanobacteria
6.4.1. (formerly blue-green algae)
6.4.2. (photosynthetic)
6.5. Proteobacteria
6.5.1. (Gram-negative)
6.6. Gram-positive bacteria
6.7. Bacterial Diversity
6.7.1. Bacillus
6.7.2. Bordetella
6.7.3. Clostridium
6.7.4. Escherichia
6.7.5. Spirulina
6.7.6. Staphylococcus
6.7.7. Streptococcus
6.7.8. Salmonella