Taxonomy Flashcards

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3 Domains

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Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya

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Six Kingdoms

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Archaea, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia

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Phyla

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Divisions in kingdoms

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Classes

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Division of Phyla

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Monerans

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Prokaryotic Kingdom

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Eubacteria

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Bacteria, single-celled, cell walls, biogeochemical cycles, classified by morphological appearance

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Cyanobacteria

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Bacteria of fresh water, photosynthetic pigments, extreme temperatures, Protista

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Archaea

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Prokaryotes, different cell membrane composition, different metabolism, extremophiles

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Protista Kingdom

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Primitive eukaryotes that cannot be classified as plants or animals, protozoa/algae

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Protozoa

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Single-celled heterotrophs, rhizopods (amoebas), ciliophors

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Algae

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Photosynthetic, phytoplankton, kelp

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Slime Molds

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Coenocytic mass of protoplasm (Protista)

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Fungi

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Nonphotosynthetic plants, chitin, eukaryotes, and heterotrophs, may be saprophytic (decomposers), sporulation, mushrooms, yeast, lichens

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Plantae

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Nonmotile photosynthetic, autotrophs, chloroplasts, specialized roots, rhizoids, vascular tissue, cuticles, stomata

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Bryophytes

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Simple plants with few specialized organs/tissue that lack xylem and alternate generations (mosses, liverworts)

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Gametophyte

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Dominant generation, main plant and is larger and more nutritionally independent

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Sporophyte

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Smaller and shorter-lived, growing of the gametophyte from the archegonium

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Tracheophytes

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Vascular plants, cell differentiation, vascular tissue (xylem-water, phloem-food), radial symmetry, anchored by deep roots, extensive woody system, turgid, dominant sporophyte generation,

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Non-seed-bearing

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Pteriodphyta and Lycophyta

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Pteriodphyta

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Ferns, rhizome stems, large leaves, vascular bundles, tracheid cells, no seeds

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Lycophytes

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Club mosses, rooted, nonwoody, microphyll leaves

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Angiosperms

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Covered seeds, flowering, microspores (male), megaspores (female), germination, embryo development, fruit

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Dicotyledons

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Angiosperms with net-veined leaves, vascular bundles, two cotyledons (seed leaves), woody, flowers (Maple trees)

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Monocotyledons

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Angiosperms that contain leaves with parallel veins, scattered bundles, single cotyledons, nonwoody (grass, rice, wheat)

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Gymnosperms
Naked seed plants, pollen tube, secondary xylem, evergreens, non-deciduous
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Conifers
Pines, spruce, firs, cones (megaspores/microspores)
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Cycadophyta (cycads)
stout, cylindrical trees with feather-like leaves
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Gnetophyta (gnetophytes)
vine-like
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Animalia
multicellular, motile, heterotrophic, differentiated tissues
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Simple animalia
Sponges, coelenterates, flatworms
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Bilateral Symmetry
Mirrored sides
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Radial Symmetry
Echinoderms/cnidarians, arranged around central axis
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Porifera
Sponges, two layers of cells, sessile
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Cnidaria
Digestive sac, ecto/endoderm, tentacles, stinging, nerve nets (jellyfish, coral)
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Platyhelminthes
Flatworms, bilateral symmetry, three germ layers, no circulatory system
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Nematoda
Roundworms, long digestive tubes, lack circulatory (Hookworms)
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Annelida
Segmented worms, coelom (body cavity), well-defined systems (Earthworms)
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Mollusca
Soft-bodied, exoskeletons, gills, chambered heart (clams, snails)
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Arthropoda
Jointed appendages, exoskeleton, open circulatory system (insects, arachnids, crustaceans)
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Insects
Spiracles and tracheal tubes, three pairs of legs
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Arachnids
Four pairs of legs, book lungs (spiders, scorpions)
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Crustaceans
Segmented bodies, gills (lobsters, shrimp)
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Echinodermata
Spiny, radial, water-vascular, regeneration (starfish/sea urchin)
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Chordata
Stiff dorsal rod (notochord), paired gill slits, tail extending
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Vertebrata
Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Fish, and Mammals
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Agnatha
Jawless fish, retain notochord, cartilaginous (Hagfish)
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Chondrichthyes
Jawed fish (Shark)
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Osteichthyes
Bony Fish, scales, no adult notochord, (trout, tuna)
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Amphibia
Larval stage, gills, no legs, three-chambered heart, no scales (Frog)
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Reptilia
Lungs, lay eggs, internal fertilization, cold-blooded (poikilothermic), three-chambered heart (lizard)
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Aves
Four-chambered heart, warm-blooded (homoeothermic), eggs (Birds)
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Mammalia
Warm-blooded, mammary glands, hair
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Monotremata
Lay eggs, horny bills, produce milk (Platypus)
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Marsupialia
Pouched mammals
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Placentalia
Placental mammals, uterus