Plant and Animal Characteristics

Bryophyta

Non-vascular plants reproducing via spores, lacking true leaves, roots, stems

Coniferophyta

Vascular plants reproducing via seeds in cones, with narrow leaves

Filicinophyta

Vascular plants reproducing via spores in sporangia, with large fronds

Angiospermophyta

Vascular plants reproducing via seeds in fruits, with flowers

Porifera

Asymmetrical invertebrates with no mouth/anus, may have spicules

Annelida

Invertebrates with bilateral symmetry, segmented body

Cnidaria

Radially symmetrical invertebrates with tentacles, stinging cells

Mollusca

Bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates with separate mouth/anus, may have a shell

Platyhelmintha

Bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates with flattened body, single opening for mouth/anus

Arthropoda

Bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates with jointed appendages, exoskeleton

Phylum Chordata

Vertebrates with bilateral symmetry, notochord, separate mouth/anus

Reptiles

Scales made of keratin, internal fertilization, breathe through lungs

Fish

Covered in scales, reproduce via external fertilization, breathe through gills

Birds

Covered in feathers, internal fertilization, breathe via lungs

Amphibians

Moist skin, reproduce via external fertilization, breathe through skin

Mammals

Covered in skin and keratin hair, internal fertilization, breathe via lungs