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Biology
10th Grade
05/31/2012

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Sarcodina
Definition

Move by pseudopodia

Are heterotrophic

Reproduce by fission

EX: Amoebas, Foraminifers, Radiolarians

Term
Ciliophora
Definition

Are unicellular

Have a pellicle

Move by cilia

Are heterotrophic

EX: Paramecium, Stentor, Vorticella

Term
Sporozoa
Definition

Are unicellular

Have no locomotive structures

Form spores

All are parasitic

EX: Plasmodium

Term
Zoomastigina
Definition

Are either unicellular or colonial

Have a pellicle

Move by flagella

Are heterotrophic

EX: Trypanosoma

Term
Euglenophyta
Definition

Lack cell walls

Have a pellicle

Are unicellular

Are mainly photosynthetic

EX: Euglena

Term
Chlorophyta
Definition

Motile, Free-floating, and sessile forms

Food is stored as starch

Cell walls made of cellulose

EX: Spirogyra, Oedogonium

Term
Chrysophyta
Definition

Cell walls made of cellulose

Motile and free-floating forms

Food stored as oils

EX: Vaucheria, Dinobryon

Term
Bacillariophyta
Definition

Unicellular

Secrete a silica shell

Are photosynthetic

Major component of plankton

EX: Navicula, Pinnularia

 

Term
Phaeophyta
Definition

Are multicellular

Are sessile

Food stored as oil and carbohydrates

Cell walls made of cellulose

EX: Kelp, Fucus, Sargassum, Laminaria

Term
Rhodophyta
Definition

Multicellular

Cell walls made of cellulose

Food stored as carbohydrates

EX: Chondrus, Lemanea, Polysiphonia

Term
Dinoflagellata
Definition

Unicellular

Have two flagella

Two cellulose plates

Food stored as starch and oil

EX: Karenia

Term
Oomycota
Definition

Cell walls contain cellulose

Mostly aquatic

EX: Downy mildews, Phytophthora

Term
Acrasiomycota
Definition

Ameoboid Cells

Are heterotrophic

Produce spores

EX: Dictyostelium

Term
Myxomycota
Definition

Plasmodium

Moves with pseudopodia

Produce sporangia

EX: Physarum

Term
Zygomycota
Definition

Hyphae lack cross walls

Reproduce by conjugation

EX: Rhizopus, Pilobolus

Term
Ascomycota
Definition

Form sex pores in an ascus

Many produce asexual spores on conidia

EX: Yeasts, morels, Penicillium, Ringworm

Term
Basidiomycota
Definition

Hyphae septate

Produce large fruiting bodies

Produce spores on a basidium

EX: Mushrooms, Puffballs, Rusts, Smuts

Term
Bryophyta
Definition

Lack vascular tissues

Plants are small

No true leaves, root, or stems

Moist habitats

EX: Sphagnum

Term
Hepatophyta
Definition

Lack vascular tissues

Lobe-shaped plants

Water necessary for reproduction

EX: Marchantia

Term
Anthocerophyta
Definition

Characteristics similar to Hepatophyta

EX: Anthoceros

 

Term
Pteridophyta
Definition

Have vascular tissue

True roots, stems, and leaves

Leaves produce spres

EX: Osmunda, Pteris, Polypodium

Term
Sphenophyta
Definition

Thick underground stem

Conelike structure on top of stems

EX: Equisetum

Term
Lycophyta
Definition

Have vascular tissue

Creeping, erect stems

Term
Psilotophyta
Definition

Have vascular tissue

Lack roots

Have scales

Reproduce by spores

EX: Psilotum

Term
Coniferophyta
Definition

Woody plants

have needles

Produce cones containing seeds

EX: Pinus, Taxus

Term
Cycadophyta
Definition

Evergreen Shrub

Resemble palm tree

Some have fiddleheads

Produce seeds from one cone-like structure

EX: Cycas

Term
Ginkgophyta
Definition

Decidious tree

Leathery leaves

Females produce cherry-sized fruit

EX: Ginkgo

Term
Gnetophyta
Definition

Sporophyte dominant

Often grow in dry habitats

EX: Ephedra, Welwitschia

Term
Anthophyta
Definition

have vascular tissue

Produce flowers

ovary and seeds mature into fruit

EX: All Angiosperms

Term
Porifera
Definition

Interlacing spicules

Formed by spongin fibers

Bear many pores

Sessile adults

No respiratory or excretory structures

Asexual reproduction by budding

EX: Grantia

Term
Cnidaria
Definition

Radial symmentry

Move with musclelike fibers

Have jellylike tentacles

No respiratory or excretory structures

EX: Jellyfish

 

Term
Platyhelminthes
Definition

Bilateral Symmetry

Have 3 cell layers

Ribbon like body

Move using layers of muscle

Reproduce by division, regeneration, and cross-fertilization

EX: Tapeworms, Planaria

Term
Nematoda
Definition

Have a protective cuticle

Tubular digestive system

Some are parasitic on humans

EX: Ascaris, Trichinella

Term
Annelida
Definition

External and internal segmentation Respiration by skin and gills

Closed circulatory system

Regeneration and Seperate sexes

EX: Earthworms, leeches

Term
Echinodermata
Definition

Hardened plates beneath epidermis

Spiny skin

Tube feet

Regeneration

Saltwater organisms

EX: Starfish, Sea Cucumbers, Sea urchins

Term
Mollusca
Definition

Soft bodied

hard shell secreted by the mantle

Movement by muscular foot

Have sensory organs

EX: Snails, Squids, Clams

Term
Arpthropoda
Definition

Exoskeleton of Chitin

Have jointed appendages

Open circulatory system

Sensory organs

EX: Crabs, Spiders, ants, millipedes

Term
Chordata
Definition

Dorsal notochord

Replaced by vertebrae in many

Pharyngeal pouches

EX: Salmon, Frogs, Alligators, Kangaroos

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