Common Ancestor for All Life -ester bonds
-DNA present

Bacteria
-simple RNA polymerase
-no histones
-no membrane bound organelles
-membrane bound nucleus
-cell wall contains peptid

Bacteria
-simple RNA polymerase
-no histones
-no membrane bound organelles
-membrane bound nucleus
-cell wall contains peptidoglycan

Eukarya and Archaea Common Ancestor -presence of histones
-multiple RNA
-no peptidoglycan

Eukarya 
-membrane bound organelles
-chromosomes in membrane bound nucleus

Eukarya
-membrane bound organelles
-chromosomes in membrane bound nucleus

Archaeplastida 
-primary plastids

Archaeplastida
-
primary plastids

Common ancestor of chlorophytes, charophytes, and land
plants
-Chlorophyll a & b and b-carotene (traits chart)
-Cellulose-rich cell walls (traits chart)

Common ancestor of charophytes and land plants
-ring-shaped cellulose-synthesizing proteins (traits chart)
-phramgoplast

Common ancestor of land plants
-sporic life cycle
-embryo
-dessication-resistant spores
-gametangia
-sporangia

Common ancestor of land plants
-sporic life cycle
-embryo
-dessication-resistant spores
-gametangia
-sporangia

Common ancestor of mosses, hornworts, lycophytes,
monilophytes, gymnosperms, angiosperms

Common ancestor of hornworts, lycophytes, monilophytes,
gymnosperms, angiosperms

Common ancestor of lycophytes, monilophytes,
gymnosperms, angiosperms
-Lignin
-xylem and phloem
-thick waxy cuticle
-stomata
-leaves

Common ancestor of monilophytes, gymnosperms, angiosperms
-megaphylls

Common ancestor of gymnosperms and angiosperms
-pollen
-seeds
-heterospory
-wood
-ovules

Gymnosperms

Bald Cypress

Bald Cypress

Scotts Pine

Scotts Pine

Angiosperms
-endosperm
-fruit
-flowers
-ovaries

Southern Magnolia

Southern Magnolia

White Water Lily

White Water Lily

Monilophytes
Eastern Marsh Fern

Monilophytes
Eastern Marsh Fern

Lycophytes
Fan clubmoss

Lycophytes
Fan clubmoss

Hornworts
Field Hornwort

Hornworts
Field Hornwort

Mosses
Wooly Feather Moss

Mosses
Wooly Feather Moss

Liverworts
Common Liverwort

Liverworts
Common Liverwort

Charophytes
Braun's stonewort
-zygotic life cycle

Charophytes
Braun's stonewort
-zygotic life cycle

Chlorophytes

Chlorophytes

Rhodophyta
-phycoerythrin photosynthetic agent

Rhodophyta
-phycoerythrin photosynthetic agent

Unikonta
-heterotrophic

Opisthokonta 
-single posterior flagellum on swimming cells
-absorptive heterotrophy

Opisthokonta
-single posterior flagellum on swimming cells
-absorptive heterotrophy

Common Ancestor of Choanoflagellatea and animals

Choanoflagellatea

Choanoflagellatea

Kingdom Animalia
-multicellularity
-mobility
-complex organ systems
-gametic life cycle

Kingdom Animalia
-multicellularity
-mobility
-complex organ systems
-gametic life cycle

Porifera
-asymmetry
-no tissues

Porifera
-asymmetry
-no tissues

Eumetazoa
-tissues

Bilateria
-triploblasty
-bilateral symmetry
-cephalization

Deuterostomia
-radial and indeterminate cleavage

Chordata
-notochord
-dorsal nerve cord
-pharyngeal slits
-endostyle

Chordata
-notochord
-dorsal nerve cord
-pharyngeal slits
-endostyle

Common Ancestor of vertebrates and urochordates

Vertebrata
-cranium
-vertebral column

Vertebrata
-cranium
-vertebral column

Gnathostomes
-jaws
-bony skeleton

Chondrichthyes
-bony skeleton lost
-cartilaginous skeleton in extant species

Chondrichthyes
-bony skeleton lost
-cartilaginous skeleton in extant species

Osteichthyes (bony fishes)
-lungs/ lung derivatives

Ray-finned fishes (actinopterygii)

Ray-finned fishes (actinopterygii)

Lobe-finned fishes (Sarcopterygii)
-skeleton extends into the fin

Lobe-finned fishes (Sarcopterygii)
-skeleton extends into the fin

Common ancestor of lungfishes and tetrapods

Tetrapods
-4 limbs with digits

Amphibians
-non-amniotic egg

Amphibians
-non-amniotic egg

Amniotes
-amniotic egg

Mammals
-hair
-milk

Mammals
-hair
-milk

Common ancestor of Marsupials and Eutherians

Eutherians

Marsupials

Monotremes
-egg-laying mammals

Reptiles
-ectothermic

Reptiles
-ectothermic

Lepidosaurs (snakes, lizards, amphisbaenians)

Archosaurs

Turtles

Turtles

Common ancestor of birds and crocodilians

Birds (Aves)

Crocodilians

Lungfishes

Lungfishes

Coelocanths

Coelocanths

Agnathans
(Cyclostoma)

Petromyzontida (lampreys)

Petromyzontida (lampreys)

Myxini (hagfish)

Myxini (hagfish)

Urochordata

Urochordata

Cephalochordata

Cephalochordata

Echinodermata
-"spiny skin"
-water vascular system
-adults radially symmetrical, larvae are bilaterally symmetrical
-no brain

Echinodermata
-"spiny skin"
-water vascular system
-adults radially symmetrical, larvae are bilaterally symmetrical
-no brain
-complete digestive tract

Holothuroidea
-sea cucumbers

Holothuroidea
-sea cucumbers

Ophiuroidea
-brittle stars

Ophiuroidea
-brittle stars

Echinoidea
-sea urchins and sand dollars

Echinoidea
-sea urchins and sand dollars

Asteroidea
-sea stars

Asteroidea
-sea stars

Protostomia
-spiral and determinate cleavage
-blastopore becomes mouth

Lophotrochozoa
-lophophore and/or trocophore larvae

Platyhelminthes
-acoelomates
-incomplete digestive tract
-no respiratory or circulatory system

Platyhelminthes
-acoelomates
-incomplete digestive tract
-no respiratory or circulatory system

Free-living Rhabditophorans

Free-living Rhabditophorans

Trematodes
-parasitic

Trematodes
-parasitic

Tapeworms
-parasitic
-no digestive

Tapeworms
-parasitic
-no digestive

Common ancestor of Mollusca and Annelids

Annelida
-segmented worms
-closed circulatory system
-complete digestive tract

Annelida
-segmented worms
-closed circulatory system
-complete digestive tract

Mollusca
-soft-bodied
-foot, visceral mass, mantle
-coelomates
-organ systems

Mollusca
-soft-bodied
-foot, visceral mass, mantle
-coelomates
-organ systems

Gastropoda

Gastropoda

Cephalopoda
-reduced or absent shell (except nautilus)
-closed circulatory system

Cephalopoda
-reduced or absent shell (except nautilus)
-closed circulatory system

Bivalvia
-two-part shell

Bivalvia
-two-part shell

Ecdysozoa
-ecdysis
-metamorphosis (most)

Anthropoda
-"jointed foot"
-segmented
-exoskeleton made of chitin
-complete digestive tract
-open circulatory system

Anthropoda
-"jointed foot"
-segmented
-exoskeleton made of chitin
-complete digestive tract
-open circulatory system

Pancrustaceans

Pancrustaceans

Crustaceans
-cephalothorax

Crustaceans
-cephalothorax

Hexapoda
-six legs
-insects
-many have wings (crucial to their success as a group)
-head, thorax, abdomen

Hexapoda
-six legs
-insects
-many have wings (crucial to their success as a group)
-head, thorax, abdomen

Chelicerates
-cephalothorax and abdomen
-4 pairs of walking legs, pedipalps, chelicerae

Chelicerates
-cephalothorax and abdomen
-4 pairs of walking legs, pedipalps, chelicerae

Nematoda
-round worms
-free-living and parasitic
-cuticle
-pseudocoelom
-complete digestive tract

Nematoda
-round worms
-free-living and parasitic
-cuticle
-pseudocoelom
-complete digestive tract

Cnidaria
-radial symmetry
-diploblasty

Cnidaria
-radial symmetry
-diploblasty

Medusozoa

Hydrozoa
-polyp and medusa

Hydrozoa
-polyp and medusa

Scyphozoa
-usually only medusa

Scyphozoa
-usually only medusa

Anthozoa
-usually only polyp

Anthozoa
-usually only polyp

Kingdom Fungi 
-multicellularity
-chitin cell wall
-zygotic life cycle with dikaryotic stage

Kingdom Fungi
-multicellularity
-chitin cell wall
-zygotic life cycle with dikaryotic stage

Amebozoa -pseudopiles

Amebozoa -pseudopiles

SAR Clade

Common ancestor of Stramenopila and Alveolata

Stramenopiles
-tripartite flagellar hair
-secondary plastida

Diatoms

Diatoms

Kelp

Kelp

Alveolata 
-membrane vesicles
-secondary plastids
-Dinoflagellates have secondary or tertiary plastids

Alveolata
-
membrane vesicles
-secondary plastids
-Dinoflagellates have secondary or tertiary plastids

Rhizaria
-filose pseudopodia

Radiolarians

Radiolarians

Foraminifera

Foraminifera

Excavata 
-feeding groove
-secondary plastids

Excavata
-
feeding groove
-secondary plastids

Archaea

Archaea

No membrane bound organelles

No chromosomes in nucleus

Ether bonds