Characteristics

• Positive characters– Heterotrophic– Multi-cellular

• Negative characters– No cell wall– No chloroplasts

(generally)

Symmetry

• Asymmetry

• Radial

–Pentaradial

• Bilateral

Kingdoms

• Animalia

• Plantae

• Fungi

• Protista

• Archaebacteria

• Eubacteria

Taxonomic Ranking

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

Taxonomic HierarchyD: Eukarya

K: Animalia

P: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

C: Mammalia

Subclass: Theria

O: Primates

Suborder: Haplorrhini

F: Hominidae

Subfamily: Homininae

G: Homo

S: H. sapiens

HUMAN

What animal is this?

K: Animalia

P: Chordata

C: Mammalia

O: Carnivora

F: Canidae

G: Canis

S: C. lupus

Kingdom Animalia