Classification of Living Organism

BIODIVERSITY -Carl Linnaeus is famous for his

work in taxonomy.
-It refers to the variety of living -FATHER OF TAXONOMY
species on Earth, including
plants, animals, bacteria, and CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING
fungi.  ORGANISM

-Biodiversity is usually explored at

three levels :
 genetic diversity,
 species diversity and
 ecosystem diversity.

3 LEVELS OF BIO DIVERSITY

GENETIC DIVERSITY
-The difference among DNA
content among individuals within
species and population. DOMAIN
-It is the largest category
SPECIES DIVERSITY -There are three domains of life:
-The number and the variety of  The ARCHEA
species in the world or in a  The BACTERIA and
particular area.  The EUKARYA

ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY
-The number and variety of
ecosystems or habitats within a
given region.

TAXONOMY
Eukarya –eukaryotic organisms that contain
-the science of identifying, a membrane-bound nucleus
Archaea– prokaryotic cells lacking a
naming and classifying
nucleus and consist of the extremophiles
organisms.  Eubacteria– prokaryotic cells lacking a
nucleus and consist of the common
CARL LINNAEUS pathogenic forms
KINGDOM
-group of related orders CLASSIFICATION OF KINGDOM
-There are six-classification PROTISTA
namely: 1. Animal like protest
 Archeabacteria, (Protozoa)
 Eubacteria, 2. Plant like protist (Algae)
 Protist 3. Fungi like protist (Molds)
 Funji,
 Plant,and PROTOZOA
 Animal Kingdom -are single-cell, motile, and
heterotrophic organisms. Due to
ARCHEA DOMAIN: their motility and heterotrophic
ARCHEABACTERIA KINGDOM nature,
-Organisms that belong to this
kingdom are all microscopic. -they are called animal-like or
protozoa.
-They live in various places,
some even in the most severe -Protozoa are further classified
environments
based on their motility, as given
below.
-Methanogens, halophiles and
thermophiles type of Name of
Protozo Organism
a
BACTERIA DOMAIN: EUBACTERIA Amoeboid Amoeba Pseudopodium
KINGDOM
Ciliate Paramecium Cilia
-Members of eubacteria are flagellate Euglena Flagella
unicellular and microscopic. sporozoan Plasodium The adult form
is immobile
-They are referred to as the true
bacteria and are usually called ALGAE
the “bacteria” group. -are protists  which called as
plant-like due to the autotrophic
-Their cell walls are made of nature of these organisms.
peptidoglycan, a carbohydrate.
-Algae are categorized into four
KINGDOM PROTISTA groups depending on the color of
-The “simplest Eukaryotes” the pigment present in them.
⤷Unicellular o Multicelluar

-Protists differ in size, movement

and method of obtaining energy.
CLASSIFICATION CHLOROPLAST TYPE
Red Algae Red or brown chlorophyll similar to cyanobacteria;
Chloroplast having two membrane
Green Algae Green color chlorophyll similar to cyanobacteria;
Chloroplast having two membranes
Euglenids Green color chlorophyll’ chloroplast having three
membranes
Dino Red or Brown chlorophyll similar to cyanobacteria;
Flagellates chloroplast having Two membranes

MOLDS KINGDOM PLANTAE

-are protist feed on organic -Includes all the plants. 
decaying matter
-They are eukaryotic, multicellular
SLIME MOLDS and autotrophic organisms.
-these are fungus-like and feed
-Plants consist two big groups:
on decaying organic matter like
Nonvascular - those which do
compost and rotting logs.
not have tissues to transport
water and food. 
WATER MOLDS Vascular - those that have the
-these protists are found in moist transport system.
soil and surface water. Some of
the members of this class are VASCULAR
plant pathogens and some
parasitic on marine animals.

KINGDOM FUNGI
-Fungi are eukaryotic organisms
such as yeasts, moulds, and
mushrooms.

-They are classified as

heterotrophs among the living
organisms.
NONVASCULAR
-they undergo asexual
reproduction by forming buds and
many spore.
 LIVERWORT
- It develop “umbrella-like” structures
that produce eggs and sperms.

HORNWORTS
- It develop “thin thorn -like”
structure.

MOSS
- It has capsules at the tip of thin
stalks. PHYLUM
-This is the next level of
KINGDOM ANIMALIA classification and is more specific
-It constitutes all animals.  than the kingdom.

-the largest kingdom.  -There are 35 phyla in kingdom

-Animals are multicellular
eukaryotes. 
-Members of the animal kingdom
exhibit a heterotrophic mode of
nutrition.
Animalia. For Example – Porifera,
Chordata, Arthropoda, etc.
CLASS
-Class was the most general rank
in the taxonomic hierarchy until
phyla were not introduced.
Kingdom Animalia includes 108
classes including class mammalia
and reptilian.

ORDER
-Order is a more specific rank
than class. The order constitutes
one or more than one similar
families.

-There are around 26 orders in

class mammalia such as
primates, carnivore. 

FAMILY
-This category of taxonomic
hierarchy includes various genera
that share a few similarities.
GENUS
-A group of similar species forms
a genus.

-Some genera have only one

species and is known as
monotypic, whereas, some have
more than one species and is
known as polytypic.

SPECIES
-It refers to a group of organisms
that are similar in shape, form,
reproductive features.

-It is the lowest level of taxonomic

hierarchy.

-There are about 8.7 million

different species on earth.

-Species can be further divided

into sub-species