Ch 6 Flashcards
Jon Ray
Puritan clergyman who lived in England in the 1600s. A naturalist in Britain in Europe. Wrote the book the Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of Creation. Was the first to develop a modern definition for the word species, a distinct type of organism
Carolus Linnaeus
Swedish botanist who, between 1735 and 1758, devised a simple method of classification using standardized names. Known as the Father of Taxonomy. Grouped living things into two main categories Plantae and and Anamalia
Kingdoms
Largest grouping of organisms Plantae Anamalia Fungi Protista Eubacteria Archaebacteria
Phyla
Second classification
Class
Third classification
Orders
Fourth classification
Families
Fifth classification
Genre
Sixth classification
Species
Seventh classification and most specific
List classifications large to small
Kingdom phylum class order family genus (genra) species
Scientific name
Always consists of its genus and species name, with the genus name listed first. Used to reduce confusion with common names.
The primary basis for classifying living things
Body structure
Tracheophytes
Those plants with vascular systems
Bryophytes
Plants without vascular systems.
Mosses and liverworts
Seed plants
Include angiosperms and gymnosperms
Spores
Tiny, one celled reproductive structures that will eventually produce new plants
Fern
One of the most unique seedless plants.
Horsetail
Has chlorophyll-containing stem that carries on photosynthesis instead of it’s tiny green leaves
Club moss
Spore forming plant that bears spores in club shaped cone-like structures
Mosses
Survive in every climate of the world and form a lush green coating on moist services
Rhizoids
Tiny hair like threads that absorb water and nutrients
Liverworts
Have the same general body structure as mosses but look like clusters of tiny leaves instead of a velvety carpet like moss
Taxonomy
Science classification system: the filing system the scientist developed to arrange organisms into groups based on similarities
