Universal Ancestor (DNA as Genetic Storage, ester bonds, cell membranes)

Common Ancestor of Archaea and Eukaryote (histones)

Archaea (ether bonds in cell membranes)

Methanobrevibacter smithii

Methanobrevibacter smithii

Eukaryote (presence of membrane-bound nucleus
presence of membrane-bound organelles)

Excavata (Feeding Groove)

euglenoids

euglenoids

SAR (Protists)

Rhizaria (filose pseudopodia)

Radiolarians

Radiolarians

Forams( Foraminiferas)

Forams( Foraminiferas)

Stramenpila (tripartate flagellar hair) (secondary plastids)

Bacillariophyta

diatoms

diatoms

Phaeophyta

Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)

Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)

Archaeplastida (primary plastids)

Rhodophytes

Rhodophytes

Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

Common Ancestor (Chlorophytes, Charophytes and Land Plants)

Common Ancestor of Charophytes and land Plants

Braun's stonewort (Chara braunii)

Braun's stonewort (Chara braunii)

Land Plants ( Sporic Life cycles, Embryos, Apical meristems, Gametangia, Sporangia, Desiccation-resistant spores)

liverworts

Common Liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)

Common Liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)

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Mosses

Woolly Feather Moss (Tomentypnum nitens)

Woolly Feather Moss (Tomentypnum nitens)

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Hornworts

Field hornwort ( Anthoceros agrestis)

Field hornwort ( Anthoceros agrestis)

Common Ancestor of seedless Vascular Plants (lignin, xylem&phloem, leaves, dominant sporophyte generation, thick waxy cuticle, stomata)

Lycophytes

Fan clubmoss ( Diphasiastrum)

Fan clubmoss ( Diphasiastrum)

Common Ancestor of Monilophytes, Gymnosperms, and Angiosperms (Megaphylls)

Monilophytes

Eastern Marsh Fern (Thelypteris palustris)

Eastern Marsh Fern (Thelypteris palustris)

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Common Ancestor of Seed Plants (Seeds, Pollen, Wood, Heterospoory, Ovules)

Gymnosperms

Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)

Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)

Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)

Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)

Angiosperms ( Flowers, Fruits, Endosper, Ovaries)

Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

White Water Lily (Nymphaea alba)

White Water Lily (Nymphaea alba)

chlorophytes

chlorophytes

Unikonta

Amoebozoans (movement with pseudopodia)

Slime molds

Slime molds

Opisthokonts (tripartate flagellar hair) (single posterior flagellum on swimming cells) (absorptive heterotrophy)

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Nucleariid (Nuclearia thermophila

Nucleariid (Nuclearia thermophila

fungi (zygotic life cycle, chitin cell wall)

Black Bread Mold (Rhizopus stolonifer)

Black Bread Mold (Rhizopus stolonifer)

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)

Animalila (multicellularity,gametic life cycle, mobility)

Choanoflagellates (Desmarella moniliformis)

Choanoflagellates (Desmarella moniliformis)

Metazoa Common ancestor of animlila

porazoa (no tissues)

porifera

Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia muta)

Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia muta)

Eumetazoa (specialized tissues)

Radiata (radial symmetry, diploblastic)

cnidaria

Moon Jelly (Aurelia aurita)

Moon Jelly (Aurelia aurita)

Bilateria (bilateral sym, triploblastic)

Acoelomates

coelomates

protostomia (Sprial cleaveage, blastopore becomes mouth,lophophore and/or trocophore larvae, determinate cleavage)

lophotrochozoa (ecdysis)

Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas)

Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas)

Chesapeake Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)

Chesapeake Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

mollusca

Golden Apple Snail (Pomacea canaliculata)

Golden Apple Snail (Pomacea canaliculata)

ecdysozoa

deuterostomia (radial cleavage, indeterminate cleavage, blastopore becomes anus)

chordata

Echinodermata

Giant Sea Star (Pisaster giganteus)

Giant Sea Star (Pisaster giganteus)

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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

Subtopic

Main topic

Bacteria (presence of peptidoglycan in cell wall)

Escherichia coli

Escherichia coli