Classification Guide Flashcards
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What are the characteristics of MONERA?
Prokaryotic, Unicellular or colonial, Autotrophic or heterotrophic, microscopic
What are the characteristics of PROTISTA?
Unicellular or colonial, Autotrophic or heterotrophic, eukaryotic
What are the characteristics of FUNGI?
Unicellular or multicellular, Saprophytic or parasitic, eukaryotic
What are the characteristics of PLANTAE?
Multicellular, autotrophic, eukaryotic
What are the characteristics of ANIMALIA?
Multicellular, heterotrophic, eukaryotic
What is the common name of MYXOMYCOTA?
Slime mold
What are the characteristics of MYXOMYCOTA?
Fungus like, but with protist-like stages and large plasmodial stages
How does MYXOMYCOTA get its nutrients?
Saprophytic - eats decaying matter
What is the common name of ASCOMYCOTA?
Yeast or sac fungi
What are the characteristics of ASCOMYCOTA?
Sac-like reproductive structures
How does ASCOMYCOTA get its nutrients?
Saprophytic or parasitic - lives off of decaying matter or off of living things
What is the common name of BASIDIOMYCOTA?
Puffballs or mushrooms
What are the characteristics of BASIDIOMYCOTA?
Reproductive structures form club-like fruiting bodies - mushrooms
How does BASIDIOMYCOTA get its nutrients?
Mostly saprophytic, but some are parasitic
What is the common name of ZYGOMYCOTA?
Bread mold
What are the characteristics of ZYGOMYCOTA?
Have rhizoids & hyphae
How does ZYGOMYCOTA get its nutrients?
Most are saprophytic
What is the common name of PHAEOPHYTA?
Brown algae - kelp
What is the pigment in PHAEOPHYTA?
Fucozanthans
Where do you usually find PHAEOPHYTA?
They are marine organisms.
What is the common name of CHLOROPHYTA?
Green algae
What is the pigment in CHLOROPHYTA?
Chlorophyll
Where do you usually find CHLOROPHYTA?
They are aquatic
What is the common name of BRYOPHYTA?
Moss or liverworts
What are the characteristics of BRYOPHYTA?
Amphibious, not roots or stems
What is the common name(s) of CONIFEROPHYTA?
Pine or cone-bearing plants
What are the characteristics of CONIFERPHYTA?
Cones, needle-like leaves, naked seeds
What is the common name(s) of ANGIOSPERMOPHYTA?
Flowering plants
What are the characteristics of ANGIOSPERMOPHYTA?
Flowers
What kingdom is the phylum PORIFERA?
ANIMALIA
What is the common name of PORIFERA?
Sponges
How many layers in PORIFERA?
Two
What habitat does PORIFERA live in?
Aquatic
What symmetry does PORIFERA have?
Asymmetical
How does PORIFERA feed?
Filter feeder
What kingdom is the phylum CNIDERIA?
ANIMALIA
What is the common name(s) of CNIDERIA?
Jellyfish, anemone, hydra
How many layers in CNIDERIA?
Two
What habitat does CNIDERIA live in?
Aquatic
What symmetry does CNIDERIA have?
Radial
How does CNIDERIA feed?
Tentacles with nematocysts
What kingdom is the phylum PLATYHELMENTHES?
ANIMALIA
What is the common name of the group PLATYHELMENTHES?
Flatworms
How many layers in PLATYHELMENTHES?
Three
What symmetry does PLATYHELMENTHES have?
Bilateral symmetry
What class is TRUBELLARIA?
PLATYHELMENTHES
What is the common name of the group TRUBELLARIA?
Planaria
What habitat does TRUBELLARIA live in?
Free living, aquatic
What feeding method does TRUBELLARIA have?
Two-way
What class is TREMATODA?
PLATYHELMENTHES
What is the common name of the group TREMATODA?
Flukes
What feeding method does TREMATODA have?
Two-way
What habitat does TREMATODA live in?
Mostly parasitic
What class is CESTODA?
PLATYHELMENTHES
What is the common name of the group CESTODA?
Tapeworm
What feeding method does CESTODA have?
Absorbs host food
What habitat does CESTODA live in?
Mostly parasitic
What characteristics does CESTODA have?
Sectioned body, No digestive system
What kingdom does NEMATODA belong to?
ANIMALIA
What kind of digestive system does NEMATODA have?
One-way
What kind of symmetry does NEMATODA have?
Bilateral
What habitat does NEMATODA live in?
Mostly free-living, Some are parasitic
What is the common name of the group NEMATODA?
Round worm
What kingdom does ANNELIDA belong to?
ANIMALIA
What kind of digestive system does ANNELIDA have?
One-way
What kind of symmetry does ANNELIDA have?
Bilateral
What habitat does ANNELIDA live in?
Terrestrail and aquatic
What is the common name of the group ANNELIDA ?
Earthworm, leech
What kingdom does MOLLUSCA belong to?
ANIMALIA
What characteristics does MOLLUSCA have?
Mostly marine, most have a shell, very advanced organ system
What phylum does GASTROPODA belong to?
MOLLUSCA
What is the common name of the group GASTROPODA ?
Snail
What habitat does GASTROPODA live in?
Mostly aquatics, some terrestrial
What characteristics does GASTROPODA have?
One shell, only terrestrial mollusk
What phylum does PELECYPODA belong to?
MOLLUSCA
What is the common name of the group PELECYPODA ?
Scallop, clam, mussel
What habitat does PELECYPODA live in?
Aquatic
What characteristics does PELECYPODA have?
Two shells, no head section
What phylum does CEPHALOPODA belong to?
MOLLUSCA
What is the common name of the group CEPHALOPODA ?
Octopus, squid, natilus
What habitat does CEPHALOPODA live in?
Aquatic
What characteristics does CEPHALOPODA have?
Very advanced nervous system, “jet” propulsion
What is the common name of the group ECHINODERMATA?
Sea urchins, starfish
What characteristics does ECHINODERMATA have?
spiny skin, water vascular system, tube feet, no circulatory system, no brain
What habitat does ECHINODERMATA live in?
Aquatic
How does ECHINODERMATA move?
Water vascular system
What symmetry does ECHINODERMATA show?
Radial
What kingdom does ARTHROPODA belong to?
ANIMALIA
What are the characteristics of ARTHROPODA ?
Exoskeleton, Jointed limbs, Segmented body
What phylum is ARACHNIDA?
ARTHROPODA
What is the common name of the group ARACHNIDA?
Spiders
How many body sections in ARACHNIDA?
Two
How many legs in ARACHNIDA?
Eight
What are the characteristics of ARACHNIDA?
Silk web production, two body parts, eight legs
What phylum is CRUSTACEA?
ARTHROPODA
How many body sections in CRUSTACEA?
One
What habitat does CRUSTACEA live in?
Aquatic
What is the common name of the group CRUSTACEA ?
Crab, lobster
What phylum is INSECTA?
ARTHROPODA
How many body sections in INSECTA?
Three
How many legs in INSECTA?
Six
What are the characteristics of INSECTA?
Largest class in the world
What habitat does INSECTA live in?
Terrestral
What is the common name of the group INSECTA ?
Insects, butterfly, fly, moth, beetle
What kingdom is phylum CHORDATA?
ANIMALIA
What subphylum is CEHPALOCHORDATA?
CHORDATA
What is the common name of the subphylum CEHPALOCHORDATA?
Lancet, amphioxus
What are the characteristics of CEHPALOCHORDATA?
Filter feeders, marine dwelling
What habitat does CEHPALOCHORDATA live in?
Marine
What subphylum is VERTABRATA?
CHORDATA
What is the common name of the subphylum VERTABRATA?
Any organism with a backbone
What are the characteristics of VERTABRATA?
Have bones or cartilage surrounding a dorsal nerve cord
What subphylum is class CONDRICHTHYES?
VERTABRATA
What phylum is class CONDRICHTHYES?
CHORDATA
What are the characteristics of class CONDRICHTHYES?
Skeleton of cartilage, mostly marine
What habitat does class CONDRICHTHYES live in?
Marine
What kind of skeleton does class CONDRICHTHYES have?
Cartilage
How many chambers in the heart does class CONDRICHTHYES have?
Two
What subphylum is class OSTEICHTHYES?
VERTABRATA
What phylum is class OSTEICHTHYES?
CHORDATA
What are the characteristics of class OSTEICHTHYES?
Bony skeleton, scales, fins
How many chambers in the heart does class OSTEICHTHYES have?
Two
What is the common name of class CONDRICHTHYES ?
Shark, rays, skates
What is the common name of class OSTEICHTHYES ?
Fish
What subphylum is class AMPHIBIA?
VERTABRATA
What phylum is class AMPHIBIA?
CHORDATA
What kind of integument system are the of class AMPHIBIA have?
Moist and smooth
What kind of integument system are the of class OSTEICHTHYES have?
Scales
Is class AMPHIBIA warm or cold blooded?
Cold - Endothermic
How many chambers in the heart does class AMPHIBIA have?
Two in larvae and three in adults
What is the common name of class AMPHIBIA ?
Frogs, toads, salamanders, newts
What organisms in class AMPHIBIA are in the order ANURA?
Frog and toads
What organisms in class AMPHIBIA are in the order URODELA?
Salamaders and others with tails
What subphylum is class REPTILIA?
VERTABRATA
What phylum is class REPTILIA?
CHORDATA
What kind of integument system are the of class REPTILIA have?
Waterproof scales
Is class REPTILIA warm or cold blooded?
Cold - Endothermic
How many chambers in the heart does class REPTILIA have?
Most have three, alligators and crocodiles have four
What is the common name of class REPTILIA ?
Snake, lizard, turtle
What organisms in REPTILIA are in the order class SQUAMATA?
Lizards and snakes
What organisms in class REPTILIA are in the order CHELONIA?
Turtles
What subphylum is class AVES?
VERTABRATA
What phylum is class AVES?
CHORDATA
What kind of integument system are the of class AVES have?
Feathers
Is class AVES warm or cold blooded?
Warm - Endothermic
How many chambers in the heart does class AVES have?
Four
What is the common name of class AVES ?
Birds
What adaptations do class AVES have?
Hollow bones, hard shells on eggs, flight
What subphylum is class MAMMALIA?
VERTABRATA
What phylum is class MAMMALIA?
CHORDATA
What kind of integument system are the of class MAMMALIA have?
Hair
Is class MAMMALIA warm or cold blooded?
Warm - Endothermic
How many chambers in the heart does class MAMMALIA have?
Four
What is the common name of class MAMMALIA ?
If it has fur, it’s a mammal
What adaptations do class MAMMALIA have?
Hair, mammary glands, birth to live young
What order can mice and rats be found?
RODENTIA
What order can bats be found?
CHIROPTERA
What order can lions, tigers, and bears be found?
CARNIVORA
What order can deer, elk, cows, sheep, goats, and pigs be found?
ARTIODACTYLA
What order can humans, chimps, and apes be found?
PRIMATES
