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

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

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