![]() ![]() No other living thing belongs to our genus. (Each type of organism in bold includes all the taxons listed above it.) Click on the links to see great examples of each branch on the tree of life! Work your way up, through larger and larger groups (taxons) of organisms. The best way for beginners to figure out where we fit in the tree of life is to start with the specifics (our own species) instead of the generalities (we’re eukaryotes).Where do we fit, and how are we related to slime molds, anyway? Take a deep breath, browse your own taxonomy below, and climb through the open tree of life to acquaint yourself! The new, researched “tree of life” isn’t quite as pretty as the illustration, although it’s much more of a time-sink.Phylogenetics informs taxonomy, the study of the identification, classification, and naming of organisms. Phylogenetics describes the study of how organisms relate to each other as they develop over time.The dazzling new research is a phylogenic study.Be on the lookout for metazoa (that’s you, me, and every other animal on the planet) archaea (single-celled organisms that are one of the most ancient forms of life) bacteria excavata (another group of single-celled organisms) amoebozoa (amoebas and some slime molds) SAR ( stramenopile, alveolates, and Rhizaria-mostly algae and plankton) Archaeplastida (land plants and some algae) and fungi. ![]() Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit-and check out the bolded items for some great vocabulary words! This circular “tree of life” diagram is a beautiful visualization of this clickable tool. Learn what criteria scientists use to classify organisms with our activity. Scientists have released a new version of the tree of life, showing everything we know about how the 2.3 million living things of Earth are related to one another.
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