Species Flashcards

simple version of phyla (66 cards)

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Amoebozoa (plasmodial slime molds)

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supercell form
forest decomposers
amoeboid motion
protist

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Opisthokonta / Choanoflagellates

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protist most closely related to animals
similar to sponge cells
protist

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Excavata (parabasalids, diplomonads, euglenids)

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freshwater plankton
lack mitochondria
“excavated” feeding grove
protist

EUG-ine gives ppl STD & intestinal illness

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Plantae (red algae)

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coral reef
sushi
lack flagella
protist
all descended from endosymbiosis
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Rhizaria / Foraminiferans

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dead shells form chalk & marble
engulf via pseudopodia
CaCO3 shells
multiple nuclei
protist
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Alveolata (ciliates, dinoflagellates, apicomplexans)

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harmful algal blooms
organelles at 1 end
2 flagella
protist
small sacks (alveoli) under plasma membrane

(AM) alveolata - malaria

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Stramenopila (water molds, brown algae, diatoms)

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kelp forests
photosynthetic plankton
aquatic decomposers
protist

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Ulvophyceae (ulvophytes)

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aquatic primary producers
AoG (multicellular only)
green plant w/out seeds

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Coleochaetophyceae (coleochaetes)

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no AoG
evolutionary biology studied
green plant w/out seeds

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Charophyceae (stoneworts)

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duck & goose food
fish habitat
no AoG
green plant w/out seeds

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Hepaticophyta (liverworts)

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form soil
cuticle
green plant w/out seeds

HEPATI-tis - liver inflammation

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Bryphota (mosses)

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peat - fuel & gardening
simple conducting tissues
green plant w/out seeds

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Lycophyta (lycophytes)

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coal
roots
green plant w/out seeds

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Anthocerophyta (hornworts)

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stomata
harbor symbiotic N-fixing cyanobacteria
green plant w/out seeds

Antho - antler - horn - hornworts

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Psilotophyta (whisk ferns)

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rhizomes
landscaping
grow on ferns -> whiskers on ferns
green plant w/out seeds

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Pteridophyta (ferns)

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fronds
landscaping
green plant w/out seeds

dinosaurs - pterosaurs

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Equisetophyta (horsetail)

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hollow stems
silica granules - scour pots
green plant w/out seeds

equestrian = horse riding = horsetail

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Ginkgophyta (ginkgoes)

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deciduous
landscaping
seed plant

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Cycadophyta (cycads)

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stiff stems
compound leaves
landscaping
seed plant

pineapple palm trees

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Cupressophyta (redwoods, junipers, yews)

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anticancer drug taxol
rot-resistant wood in buildings use
narrow leaves
seed plant

expresso - coffee, cupresso - trees

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Pinophyta (pines, spruces, firs)

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needle leaves
paper & construction
important forest trees
seed plant

Pino - pine

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Gnetophyta (gnetophytes)

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drug ephedrine
vessel elements
tracheids
seed plant

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Anthophyta (angiosperms)

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flower - fruit
vessel
tracheid
human/org food source
seed plant
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Microsporidia

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microscopic - intracellular
infect honeybees, silkworms, grasshoppers
fungal

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Chytrids
``` degrade cellulose spores swim via flagella aquatic decomposers mutualists - large animal herbivores parasites - reduced amphibian populations fungal ```
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Zygomycetes
spore - yolked hyphae bread mold rotten fruits/vege fungal
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Glomeromycota
plant mutualist - absorb P from soil improve PP in grasslands & tropical forests fungal
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Basidiomycota
``` "little pedestals" reproductive structures EMF food - white button, portabella hallucinogenic drugs fungal ```
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Ascomycota, lichen-formers
``` "mini lichen" soredia sexual via asci green algae mutualist common in cold habitats caribou food fungal ```
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Ascomycota, non-lichen formers
``` asexual via specialized hyphae clean contamination antibiotic penicillin brewing/baking yeasts Dutch elm disease chestnut blight fungal ```
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Porifera (sponges)
asymmetical body benthic animal
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Ctenophora (comb jellies)
``` swim via cilia tentacles transparent gelatinous animal ```
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Cnidaria (jellyfish, corals, anemones, hydroids)
``` photosynthetic dinoflagellate mutualist swim via muscle-like contractions radial symmetry polyp/medusa forms animal ```
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Bryozoa (bryozoans)
lophophore colonial budding asexual protostome
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Rotifera (rotifers)
corona parthenogenesis mostly aquatic protostome
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Platyhelminthes (flatworms)
move little unsegmented worms one causes schistosomiasis protostome PLATeau - flat
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Annelida (segmented worms)
deposit feeding hydrostatic skeleton chaetae protostome
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Mollusca Bivalvia (clams, mussels, scallops, oysters)
burrow 2 hinged shells fossilize readily protostome bivalvia - two shells
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Mollusca Gastropoda (snails, slugs, nudibranchs)
foot/radula some shell protstome
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Mollusca Polyplacophora (chitons)
radula 8 plates form shell protostome
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Mollusca Cephalopoda (nautilus, cuttlefish, squid, octopuses)
``` tentacles + beak jet propulsion courtship large brains protostome ```
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Onychophora (velvet worms)
``` walk via limbs segmented bodies lobe-shaped limbs terrestrial protostome ```
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Tardigrada (water bears)
``` fluid feeders segmented bodies lobe-shaped limbs aquatic protostome ```
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Nematoda (roundworms)
wriggle via hydrostatic skeleton unnsegmented pseudocoelem C. elegans model system
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Arthropoda Myriapoda (millipedes, centipedes)
head region & long bodies w/ many leg pairs terrestrial protostome myria = 10,000 - millipede
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Arthopoda Insecta (insects)
``` 3 leg pairs wings head + thorax + adbodmen Drosophila melangaster model system all types of feeding protostome ```
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Arthopoda Crustaceans (shrimp, lobster, crabs, etc)
all types of feeding cephalothorax + abdomen carapace protostome
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Arthopoda Chelicerata (spiders, ticks, mites, etc)
most eyes chelicerae protostome
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Asteroidea (sea stars)
scavengers body w/ 5+ arms water vascular system deuterostome asteroid - stars - sea stars
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Echinoidea (sea urchins, sand dollars)
burrow via spines globe- or disk-shaped bodies 5 CaCO3 teeth deuterostome
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Cephalochordata (lancelets)
``` small benthic torpedo-shaped notochord deuterostome ```
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Urochordata (tunicates)
``` sessile or float asexual - budding sexual - hermaphrodite (external) polysaccharide "exoskeleton" siphons deuterostome ```
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Myxinoidea (hagfish)
``` scavengers unknown reproduction/life cycle long, slender bodies lack jaws no vertebral column deuterostome ```
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Petromyzontoidea (lampreys)
``` ectoparasites long, slender bodies lack jaws cartilage along nerve cord deuterostome ```
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Chondrichthyes (sharks, rays, skates)
``` enlarged pectoral fins some vivaporous w/ placenta cartilaginous skeleton paired fins (some) asymmetrical tail deuterostome ```
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
``` herbivore some parental care swim bladder fins w/ bony rods symmetrical tail deuterostome ```
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Actinistia (coelacanths)
marine - deep waters lobe-finned fish ovovivaprous deuterostome Cole-cant's = actinita, actor wannabe
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Dipnoi (lungfish)
``` omnivores walk via fins freshwater (shallow ponds) lobe-finned fishes deuterostome ```
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Amphibia (frogs,salamanders, caecilians)
``` jump via legs metamorphosis adults terrestrial young freshwater deuterostome ```
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Mammalia Monotremata (platypuses, echidnas)
``` webbed feet freshwater or terrestrial parental care nurse young low metabolic rates deuterostome ```
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Mammalia Marsupiala (marsupials)
``` Australia crawl, hop, glide short gestation nurse young in pouch deuterostome ```
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Mammalia Eutheria (placental mammals)
``` herb/omni/pred run via legs long gestation extensive parental care nurse young deuterostome ```
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Reptilia Lepidosauria (lizards, snakes)
terrestrial & aquatic scaly skin jointed legs OR limbless deuterostome Lepido - lizards
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Reptilia Testudinia (turtles)
burrow via legs shell of bony plates bony beak deuterostome Testu - turtle
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Reptilia Crocodilia (crocodiles, alligators)
``` swim via tails extensive parental care most tropical eyes & nostrils atop snouts deuterostome ``` Croco - crocodile
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Reptilia Aves (birds)
``` herb/omni/pred webbed feet extensive parental care feathers endotherms deuterostome ```