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Bacteria Fungi Protists Pr 4000 72,000 80,000 Archaea 500 Plants Plants 270,000 Fungi Insects Animals 1,324,000 All life Arachnids Mollusks (-1,750,000 known species) Birds Crustaceans Insects 963,000 Bacteria Mammals Reptiles Protists Flatworms Sponges Amphibians Archaea Jellyfish Other animal groups 164,000 Arachnids 75,000 Mollusks 70,000 Vertebrates 52,000 Animals Annelids Fishes Echinoderms Roundworms Fishes 24,900 Birds 9880 Reptiles 7280 FIGURE 8.3 Some groups contain more species than others. This ilustration shows organisms scaled in size to the number of species known from each group, giving a visual sense of their species richness. The pie charts show that most species are animals; nearly thre-quarters of animals are insects (whereas vertebrates comprise only 4%); among vertebrates, mammals comprise only 9%. Data trom Groombridge, B., and M. D Jankins, 2002. Global blodiversity: Earth's IMng resources in the 21st century. LINEP-World Conservation Montoring Cantre Cambridge, ULK.: Hoechst Foundation. Amphibians Mammals 4680 Vertebrates 5200 - marine d- --

Bacteria Fungi Protists Pr 4000 72,000 80,000 Archaea 500 Plants Plants 270,000 Fungi Insects Animals 1,324,000 All life Arachnids Mollusks (-1,750,000 known species) Birds Crustaceans Insects 963,000 Bacteria Mammals Reptiles Protists Flatworms Sponges Amphibians Archaea Jellyfish Other animal groups 164,000 Arachnids 75,000 Mollusks 70,000 Vertebrates 52,000 Animals Annelids Fishes Echinoderms Roundworms Fishes 24,900 Birds 9880 Reptiles 7280 FIGURE 8.3 Some groups contain more species than others. This ilustration shows organisms scaled in size to the number of species known from each group, giving a visual sense of their species richness. The pie charts show that most species are animals; nearly thre-quarters of animals are insects (whereas vertebrates comprise only 4%); among vertebrates, mammals comprise only 9%. Data trom Groombridge, B., and M. D Jankins, 2002. Global blodiversity: Earth's IMng resources in the 21st century. LINEP-World Conservation Montoring Cantre Cambridge, ULK.: Hoechst Foundation. Amphibians Mammals 4680 Vertebrates 5200 - marine d- --

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Bacteria Fungi Protists Pr 4000 72,000 80,000 Archaea 500 Plants Plants 270,000 Fungi Insects Animals 1,324,000 All life Arachnids Mollusks (-1,750,000 known species) Birds Crustaceans Insects 963,000 Bacteria Mammals Reptiles Protists Flatworms Sponges Amphibians Archaea Jellyfish Other animal groups 164,000 Arachnids 75,000 Mollusks 70,000 Vertebrates 52,000 Animals Annelids Fishes Echinoderms Roundworms Fishes 24,900 Birds 9880 Reptiles 7280 FIGURE 8.3 Some groups contain more species than others. This ilustration shows organisms scaled in size to the number of species known from each group, giving a visual sense of their species richness. The pie charts show that most species are animals; nearly thre-quarters of animals are insects (whereas vertebrates comprise only 4%); among vertebrates, mammals comprise only 9%. Data trom Groombridge, B., and M. D Jankins, 2002. Global blodiversity: Earth's IMng resources in the 21st century. LINEP-World Conservation Montoring Cantre Cambridge, ULK.: Hoechst Foundation. Amphibians Mammals 4680 Vertebrates 5200 - marine d- --
Transcribed Image Text:Bacteria Fungi Protists Pr 4000 72,000 80,000 Archaea 500 Plants Plants 270,000 Fungi Insects Animals 1,324,000 All life Arachnids Mollusks (-1,750,000 known species) Birds Crustaceans Insects 963,000 Bacteria Mammals Reptiles Protists Flatworms Sponges Amphibians Archaea Jellyfish Other animal groups 164,000 Arachnids 75,000 Mollusks 70,000 Vertebrates 52,000 Animals Annelids Fishes Echinoderms Roundworms Fishes 24,900 Birds 9880 Reptiles 7280 FIGURE 8.3 Some groups contain more species than others. This ilustration shows organisms scaled in size to the number of species known from each group, giving a visual sense of their species richness. The pie charts show that most species are animals; nearly thre-quarters of animals are insects (whereas vertebrates comprise only 4%); among vertebrates, mammals comprise only 9%. Data trom Groombridge, B., and M. D Jankins, 2002. Global blodiversity: Earth's IMng resources in the 21st century. LINEP-World Conservation Montoring Cantre Cambridge, ULK.: Hoechst Foundation. Amphibians Mammals 4680 Vertebrates 5200 - marine d- --
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