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Biology
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10/17/2012

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Term
taxonomy
Definition
the science by which living organisms are classified and placed into categories based on similarities
Term
structural
biochemical and DNA
Mating and reproduction
Definition
similarities of living things are:
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Aristotle
Definition
divided plants and animals into basic groups
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John Ray
Definition
developed species concept
wrote: Wisdom of God Manifested in the Creation
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Carolus Linnaeus
Definition
Showed organisms could be arranged into a hierarchy
developed definite terminology
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organisms in a heirarchy
Definition
kingdom - phylum - class - order - family - genus - species
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Linnaeus developed definite terminology
Definition
binomial nomenclature
Genus Species:
Zea mays - corn Homo sapien - humans
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Modern times
eight major categories
Definition
domain - kingdom - phylum - class - order - family - genus - species
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modern times
Definition
an inexact science
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Species
Definition
Group of similar organisms which interbreed freely in nature
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Kind
Definition
biologically capable of producing offspring
capable of hybridization
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angiosperm
Definition
flowering plants
seeds protected
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gymnosperm
Definition
non-flowering plants
"Naked" seed produced in cones or cone-like structures
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conifers
Definition
cone-bearing
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staminate
Definition
pollen producing
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ovulate
Definition
seed producing
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bristlecone pine
Definition
oldest (possible to date back to flood)
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giant sequoia
Definition
old and tall
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coast redwood
Definition
tallest
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bunya-bunya
Definition
lethal cones
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wollemi pine
Definition
extinct, opps, found some
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cycad
Definition
palm-like leaves
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ginkgo
Definition
fan-shaped leaves
not evergreens
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reproduce by spores
Definition
one-celled reproductive structure capable of growing into a new organism
asexual reproduction
vascular, non-seed plants
Term
ferns
Definition
sori and sporangium
fronds, fiddleheads, and rhizomes
vascular, non-seed plants
Term
club moss
Definition
not moss
ground pine
vascular, non-seed plants
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horsetails
Definition
hollow, jointed stem
vascular, non-seed plants
Term
bryophytes
Definition
moss or moss-like plant
nonvascular plant
Term
moss
Definition
rhizoids and capsule
benefits: chemical weathering and prevents soil erosion
nonvascular plant
Term
liverworts
Definition
umbrella shaped capsule
nonvascular plant
Term
algae
Definition
all contain chlorophyll
70% of all photosynthesis
First link in aquatic food chain
NOTE: NOT always found in water!
classified by color
Term
green algea
Definition
largest species group
unicellular, coloniel, filamentous
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yellow algae
Definition
most widespread
diatoms-2nd most abundant life form
Term
brown algae
Definition
seaweed of colder waters
kelp
sargassum
Term
kelp
Definition
Largest can be over 200 feet long
brown algae
Term
algin
Definition
a gummy substance derived from kelp, can hold several different liquids together in an emulsion
Term
sargassum
Definition
float by air sacs
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red algae
Definition
seeweed in warmer ocean waters
Dulse, Irish moss
Carrageenim and agar
Term
dinoflagellates
Definition
flagella
red tide
Term
carrageenin
Definition
a geletinous substance used in many food products
Term
agar
Definition
gelling agents used for labratories
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anabaena
Definition
genus of nitrogen-fixing cyano-bacteria whose cells look like tiny beads or barrels
Term
blue-green algae
Definition
cyano-bacteria
anabaena
Term
cyanobacteria
Definition
because of their blueish appearance
Term
fungi
Definition
nonvascular
cell wall
no chlorophyll
heterotrophs
harmful and beneficial
Term
heterotrophs
Definition
parasites-harmful
saprophytes-nutrition from dead organisms
Term
parts of fungi
Definition
hyphae (mycelium)
fruiting body
Term
mycologists and mycoses
Definition
scientist who studies fungi
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club fungi
Definition
produce spores in club shaped basidia
mushrooms, toadstools, and puffballs
bracket (shelf) fungi
rusts and smuts
Term
bracket (shelf) fungi
Definition
found on logs and trees to help decay
Term
bread mold
Definition
rhizopus
Term
cheese molds
Definition
penicillins - blue cheese
Term
sac fungi
Definition
yeasts
mildew
Term
yeasts
Definition
fermentation
reproduction by budding
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mildew
Definition
spores, carried by wind
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slime molds
Definition
jelly like organisms often seen on bark of fallen trees
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lichen
Definition
fungi and algae
symbiosis
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fungi
Definition
water and minerals
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algae
Definition
food
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