Common Ancestor with DNA

Common Ancestor

Archaea

Archaea

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Ether Linkage DNA PresentHistones PresentMultiple RNA PolymerasesMethionineCell Wall (when present) does not contain peptidoglycan

Eukarya

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Ester LinkageDNA PresentHistones PresentMembrane bound organelees Chromosomes located in membrane bound nucleusMultiple RNA PolymerasesMethionineCell wall (when present) does not contain peptidoglycanMembrane bound nucleus

Archaeplastida

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Primary plastids

Excavata

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Feeding GrooveSecondary Plastids

euglenoids

euglenoids

SAR Clade

Unikonta

Amoebozoans

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Movement with pseudopodia

Opisthokonta

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Single posterior flagellum on swimming cells

Absorptive Heterotrophy and multicellularity

Common Ancestor (Zygotic Life Cycle, cell wall)

Common Ancestor

Fungi

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)

Black Bread Mold

Black Bread Mold

Common Ancestor (Gametic Life Cycle, complex organ systems, mobility)

Choanoflagellates

Animals Common Ancestor

Eumetazoa (Tissues)

Common Ancestor

Common Ancestor

Bilateria (Bilateral Symmetry, Triploblasty)

Common Ancestor

Common Ancestor

Common Ancestor (Spiral and Determinate Cleavage, blastopore becomes the mouth)

Ecdysozoa (Ecdysis)

Common Ancestor (Complete Digestive Tract with Cephalization)

Nematoda

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Pseudocoelomate

Roundworm

Roundworm

Arthropoda

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CoelomateOpen Circulatory SystemAquatic Arthropods have gills

Chelicerata

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Book Lungs

Southern Black Widow

Southern Black Widow

Common Ancestor (Pancrustaceans)

Hexapoda

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Tracheal System

Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Butterfly

Crustacea

Chesapeake Blue Crab

Chesapeake Blue Crab

Lophotrochozoa (Trochophore larvae, lophophore)

Common Ancestor (Cephalization except for Bivalves)

Common Ancestor (Trochophore Larvae)

Annelids

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CoelomateClosed Circulatory SystemComplete Digestive Tract

Common Earthworm

Common Earthworm

Mollusca

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CoelomateMollusks except Cephalopods have an open circulatory systemCephalopods have a closed circulatory systemComplete Digestive TractMollusks have gills

Cephalopoda

Humboldt squid

Humboldt squid

Bivalva

Soft Shell Clam

Soft Shell Clam

Gastropoda

Golden Apple Snail

Golden Apple Snail

Platyhelminthes

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AcoelomateIncomplete Digestive Tract

Free Living Rhabditophorans

Trematoda

Sheep Liver Fluke

Sheep Liver Fluke

Tapeworms

Pork Tapeworm

Pork Tapeworm

Deuterostomia (Radial and indeterminate cleavage, blastopore becomes anus)

Common Ancestor

Common Ancestor (Water Vascular System)

Echinodermata

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Pentaradial Symmetry in AdultsCoelomateWater Vascular SystemComplete Digestive Tract

Asteroidea

Giant Sea Star

Giant Sea Star

Holothuroidea

California Sea Cucumber

California Sea Cucumber

Echnoidea

Purple Sea Urchin

Purple Sea Urchin

Ophiuroidea

Serpent Star

Serpent Star

Chordata (Notochord, hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, post anal tail)

Common Ancestor

Urochordata

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Single Circulation

Sea Peaches

Sea Peaches

Common Ancestor (Vertebrae, Cranium, Cartilagenous skeleton, Ectothermy)

Agnathans

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2 chambered heartSingle Circulation

Hagfishes

Pacific Hagfish

Pacific Hagfish

Lampreys

Common Ancestor (Jaws)

Chondrichthyes

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2 chamber heartSingle Circulation

Great White Shark

Great White Shark

Common Ancestor (Lungs or lung derivatives, Bony Skeleton)

Ray-Finned Fishes

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2 chamber heartSingle Circulation

Blue Tang

Blue Tang

Common Ancestor (Lobed fins)

Lobe Finned Fishes

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2 chamber heartSingle Circulation

Coelacanth

Coelacanth

Common Ancestor

Lungfishes

Common Ancestor (Limbs w/ Digits)

Amphibia

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3 chamber heartDouble Circulation

Red Eyed Tree Frog

Red Eyed Tree Frog

Common Ancestor (Amniotic Egg, Endothermy)

Reptilia

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4 chamber heart for birds and crocodilians3 chamber heart for lizards, snakes, and turtlesBirds are endothermicDouble Circulation

Green Sea Turtle

Green Sea Turtle

Milk and Hair

Mammalia

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4 chamber heartDouble Circulation

American Black Bear

American Black Bear

Cephalochordata

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Single Circulation

Acoela

Cnidaria (Radial Symmetry, Diploblasty)

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Incomplete Digestive Tract

Common Ancestor (Medusozoa)

Hydrozoa

Scyphozoa

Moon Jelly

Moon Jelly

Anthozoa

Elkhorn Coral

Elkhorn Coral

Ctenophora

Porifera (No Symmetry, No tissue)

Giant Barrel Sponge

Giant Barrel Sponge

Bacteria

Bacteria

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Ester LinkageDNA PresentSimple RNA PolymeraseFormylmethionine Cell Wall contains Peptidoglycan