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12th Grade
08/30/2008

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Term

Bionomial nomencalture

Definition

The naming of the species.

Two names are used to refer to each species

Genus species

italics for printed

underlined for hand-written

Term

Hierachy of taxa

Definition

kingdom

phylum

class

order

family

genus

speices

Term

Species

Definition

a group of organisms with similar characteristics which can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

Term
Genus
Definition

a group of similar species

Term
taxon
Definition

a group of organisms

some taxa include only a handful of species

Term
classification of the gray wolf
Definition

kingdom Animalia (ants)

phylum Chordata (pigeons)

class Mammalia (dolphins)

order Carnivora (weasels)

family Canidae (foxes)

genus Canis ("true dogs")

species Canis lupus (other gray wolves)

Term

classification of the coast redwood tree

Definition

kingdom Plantae

phylum Coniferophyta

class Pinopsida

order Pinales

family Taxodiaceae

genus Sequoia

species Sequoia sempervirens

Term
classification of field rose
Definition

kingdom Plantae

phylum Angiospermatophyta

class Magnoliopsida

order Rosales

familiy Rosaceae

genus Rosa

species Rosa arvensis

Term
Bryophytes-mosses
Definition

no roots

only strucutres similar to root hairs called rhizoids

simple leave and stems

liverworts consist of a flatten thallus

0.5m= maximum height

spores in a capsule

a capsule develops at the end of a stalk

Term
filicinophytes- ferns
Definition

roots, leaves, short non-woody stems

leaves are curled up in bud, pinnatedivided into pairs of leaflets

15 m= maximum height

spores produced in sporangia underside of the leaves

Term

coniferophytes- conifers

Definition

shurbs or tress with roots, leaves and woody stems

leaves are narrow with a thick waxy cuticle

100meters = maximum height

seeds are produced from ovules on the surface of the scales of female cones

male cones produce pollen

Term
angiospermophytes- flowering plants
Definition

very variable

roots, leaves, stems

stems of flowering plants develop into shurbs and trees are woody

100 meters= maximum height

seeds are produced insode ovaries which are part of flowers. fruits develop from ovaries

Term
porifera
Definition

no clear symmetry

attached to a surface

pores through body

no mouth or anus

ex: sponges

Term
cnidaria
Definition

radially symmetric

tenacles

stinging cells

mouth but no anus

ex: jellyfish, corals, sea anemones

Term

platyhelminths

Definition

bilaterally symmetric

flat bodies

unsegmented

mouth but no anus

ex: planaria, tapeworms, liverflukes

Term
annelida
Definition

bilaterally symmetric

bristles often present

segmented

mouth and anus

ex: earthworms, leeches, ragworms

Term
mollusca
Definition

muscular foot and mantle

shell usually present

segmentation not visible

mouth and anus

ex: slugs, snails, clams, squids

Term
arthropoda
Definition

bilaterally symmetrica

exoskeleton

segmented

jointed appendages

ex: insects, spiders, crabs, millipedes

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