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Biology
Undergraduate 1
07/08/2010

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Term
taxonomy
Definition
science of classification and nomenclature
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Classification Divisions
Definition
Kingdom, Phyla, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
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same species can
Definition
mate and produce fertile offspring
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Kingdom Monera
Definition
-prokaryotes
-lack nucleus/membrane bound organelles
-all unicellular
-all asexual
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Protista
Definition
-primitive eukaryotic organisms
-most unicellular or colonies of similar cells with no differentiation of specialized tissues
-membrane bound organelles and nucleus
-contains protazoa and algae
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Fungi
Definition
-eukaryotic nonphotosynthetic, heterotroph
-multicellular, differentiated, and nonmotile
-cell wall of chitin
-either saprophytic(grows off dead organism) or parasitic
-mushrooms, yeast, lichens
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Plantae
Definition
-multicellular, differentiation of tissues, non motile, photosynthetic
-alt of gen
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Animalia
Definition
multicellular, motile, heterotrophic, differentiated tissues
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3 phyla of monera
Definition
-Archeabacteria
-Cyanophytes
-Schizophyta
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archeabacteria
Definition
-extremophiles
-produce methane
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cyanophytes
Definition
-use chlorophyll
-ex blue green algae
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schizophyta
Definition
most commonly found with respect to medical problems
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cyanobacteria (blue green algae)
Definition
-cell wall and photosynthetic pigments
-no flagella, nucleus, chloroplasts or mitochondria
-can withstand extreme temps
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bacteria
Definition
-unicellular, single double stranded circular loop of DNA
-no membrane bound organelles
-cell wall and cell membrane ribosomes
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protazoa
Definition
-kingdom protista
-single celled heterotrophic
-rhizopods, ciliophors
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algae
Definition
-kingdom protista
-primarily photosynthetic
-phytoplankton, euglena
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Bryophyta
Definition
-flagellated sperm
-gametophyte dominant
-mosses and liverworts
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Tracheophyta
Definition
-vascular plants (xylem and phloem)
-waxy cuticle and stomata
-sporophyte dominant
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Conifera (gymnosperms)
Definition
-naked seed
-megaspores and microspores
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Anthophyta (angiosperms)
Definition
-flowering plants
-male anther and stamen make microspores
-female ovary and pistil produces megaspores
-ovary becomes fruit
-ovule becomes seeds
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monocots
Definition
-parallel veins
-scattered vascular bundles
-single seed leaves
-nonwoody
-multiples of 3
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dicots
Definition
-net veined leaves
-vascular bundles about a ring
-2 seed leaves
-woody
-multiples of 4 or 5
Term
95% of all animals are
Definition
invertabrates
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Porifera
Definition
-sponges
-two germ layers (diploblasts)
-sessile
-asymmetrical
-low specialization
Term
Cniderians
Definition
-diploblasts
-jellyfish, hydra
-radially symmetric
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Platyhelminthes
Definition
-flatworms
-bilateral symmetry
-triploblastic
-no circ
-nerve sys
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Nematoda
Definition
-roundworms
-triploblasts
-long digest tube
-hookworm
-no circ sys
-nerv sys
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Annelida
Definition
-segmented worm
-triploblast
-coelom
-leech
-hydroskeleton
-nerv, circ, excre sys
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Mollusca
Definition
-soft bodied
-mantle that secrete exoskeleton
-gills
-clams, snails, squid
-open circ sys
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Arthropoda
Definition
-joined appendages
-chitin exoskeleton
-open circ sys
-insects, arachnids, crustaceans
Term
insects
Definition
-3 pair legs
-spiracles
-tracheal tubes
Term
arachnids
Definition
4 pair legs
Term
crustaceans
Definition
-gills
-lobster, crayfish, shrimp
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echinoderms
Definition
-radially symmetric
-water vascular system
-regeneration of parts
-starfish, sea urchin
Term
chordates
Definition
-notochord
-gills
-tail
-lancelets tunicates (not vertebrates)
-vertebrates-amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, mammals
Term
fish
Definition
-2 chambered heart and external fert
-jawless
-cartilaginous
-bony
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jawless fish
Definition
-eel like
-lamprey, hagfish
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cartilaginous fish
Definition
-jaws and teeth
-shark
Term
bony fish
Definition
-scales
-lack adult notochord
Term
amphibia
Definition
-tadpole
-external fert
-eggs laid in water
-frog salamander
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reptiles
Definition
-lungs, eggs, internal fert cold blood
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birds
Definition
warm blooded
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mammals types
Definition
-monotremes
-marsupials
-placental
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monotremes
Definition
lay eggs and milk with no nipples
-duckbill platypus, spiny anteater
Term
marsupials
Definition
pouched animals
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