Plant Kingdom

COMMON NAME OF GROUP OF PLANTS MOSSES FERNS CONIFERS FLOWERING PLANTS
SCIENTIFIC NAME OF GROUP OF PLANTS BRYOPHYTES PTERIDOPHYTES GYMNOSPERMS ANGIOSPERMS
EXAMPLES Moss, Liverworts Fishbone fern, Bracken fern Pine tree, Oak tree Rose, Carrot, Grass, Apple Tree
VASCULAR OR NON-VASCULAR Non-vascular Vascular Vascular Vascular
TRUE OR NOT TRUE ROOTS, STEMS AND LEAVES Not true roots, stems and leaves True roots, stems and leaves True roots, stems and leaves True roots, stems and leaves
REPRODUCTION BY SPORES OR SEEDS Spores Spores Seeds in cones Seeds in fruit
CONES (PRESENT OR ABSENT) Absent Absent Present Absent
FLOWERS AND FRUITS (PRESENT OR ABSENT) Absent Absent Absent Present


Invertebrates

Animals without Backbones

PHYLUM PORIFERA CNIDARIA OR COELENTERATA WORMS MOLLUSCA ECHINODERMATA ARTHROPODA
EXAMPLES Sponge Jellyfish, Coral, Hydra, Sea Anemone Tapeworm, Roundworm, Earthworm, Leech Slug, Snail, Clam, Oyster, Mussel, Octopus, Squid Starfish, Sea Urchin, Sea Cucumber, Sand Dollar Crustaceans:
Crab, Lobster, Prawn
Myriapods:
Centipede, Millipede
Arachnids:
Spider, Scorpion, Tick
Insects:
Fly, Mosquito, Bee, Ant, Moth, Butterfly, Cricket, Grasshopper
MAIN CHARACTERISTICS Spongy body with many holes Hollow body, Tentacles with stinging cells Soft elongated body Soft body, Muscular foot Spiny skin, Radiating arms Exoskeleton, Segmented body, Jointed legs
SYMMETRY None Radial Bilateral Bilateral Radial Bilateral
REPRODUCTION Asexual Both Both Sexual Both Sexual


Vertebrates
(Phylum Chordata)

Animals with Backbones

CLASS FISH AMPHIBIA REPTILIA AVES (BIRDS) MAMMALIA
EXAMPLES Shark, Stingray, Marlin, Cod, Bream Frog, Toad, Newt, Salamander Snake, Lizard, Crocodile, Turtle Kookaburra, Emu, Penguin Monotremes (lays eggs):
Platypus, Echidna
Marsupials (has a pouch):
Kangaroo, Koala, Wombat, Bandicoot
Placentals (has an umbilical cord):
Human, Dog, Horse, Whale, Dolphin
BODY TEMPERATURE Changing Changing Changing Constant Constant
EXTERNAL COVERING Scales Moist skin Scales Feathers Hair or Fur
METHOD OF BREATHING Gills Tadpole Stage:
Gills
Adult Stage:
Lungs and Moist Skin
Lungs Lungs Lungs
TYPE OF SYMMETRY Bilateral Bilateral Bilateral Bilateral Bilateral
TYPE OF REPRODUCTION Sexual Sexual Sexual Sexual Sexual
TYPE OF FERTILISATION External External Internal Internal Internal