Ch 6

Question 1

Jon Ray

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Carolus Linnaeus

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Kingdoms

Answer 3

Largest grouping of organisms
Plantae
Anamalia
Fungi
Protista
Eubacteria
Archaebacteria

Question 4

Phyla

Answer 4

Second classification

Question 5

Class

Answer 5

Third classification

Question 6

Orders

Answer 6

Fourth classification

Question 7

Families

Answer 7

Fifth classification

Question 8

Genre

Answer 8

Sixth classification

Question 9

Species

Answer 9

Seventh classification and most specific

Question 10

List classifications large to small

Answer 10

Kingdom
phylum 
class 
order 
family 
genus (genra) 
species

Question 11

Scientific name

Answer 11

Always consists of its genus and species name, with the genus name listed first. Used to reduce confusion with common names.

Question 12

The primary basis for classifying living things

Answer 12

Body structure

Question 13

Tracheophytes

Answer 13

Those plants with vascular systems

Question 14

Bryophytes

Answer 14

Plants without vascular systems.

Mosses and liverworts

Question 15

Seed plants

Answer 15

Include angiosperms and gymnosperms

Question 16

Spores

Answer 16

Tiny, one celled reproductive structures that will eventually produce new plants

Question 17

Fern

Answer 17

One of the most unique seedless plants.

Question 18

Horsetail

Answer 18

Has chlorophyll-containing stem that carries on photosynthesis instead of it’s tiny green leaves

Question 19

Club moss

Answer 19

Spore forming plant that bears spores in club shaped cone-like structures

Question 20

Mosses

Answer 20

Survive in every climate of the world and form a lush green coating on moist services

Question 21

Rhizoids

Answer 21

Tiny hair like threads that absorb water and nutrients

Question 22

Liverworts

Answer 22

Have the same general body structure as mosses but look like clusters of tiny leaves instead of a velvety carpet like moss

Question 23

Taxonomy

Answer 23

Science classification system: the filing system the scientist developed to arrange organisms into groups based on similarities