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what is vascular tissue
tissue that transports waters and sugar throughout the plant
what are rhizoids
small root like structures that help bryophytes attach to the soil
what is xylem
xylem is a type of vascular tissue composed of non living cells that transport water
what is phloem
type of vascular tissue that transports sugars throughout the plant
bryophyta
-lacks xylem and phloemno true leaves, roots, stemsreporduce by sporesanchored by rhizoids
coniferophyta
-has xylem and phloemhas leaves, roots, stemsreproduces by seemshas woody stems
porifera
asymmetricalno gut openingno segmentationspicules for supportsponges
cnidaria
radial1 gut openingno segmentationcnidocytes (stinging cells)jellyfish, coral
platyhelminthes
bilateral 1 gut openingno segmentationflattened bodytapeworm
annelida
bilateral2 gut openingssegmentedperistaltisis for movementearthworm
mollusca
bilateral, 2 gut openings, primitively segmentedcan have shell snail, octopus
arthropoda
biltateral2 gut openingssegmentedexoskeletonspiders, crab
chordata
bilateral 2 gut openingsno segmentationnotochordhuman
mammalia
skin covered in hair or furskin also has sweat glandshabitat on land and in waterwarm-bloodedbreathing through lungs
aves
skin covered in feathers, which are waterproof and insulate the bodyhabitat on landmost species can fly and some can also swimwarm-blooded and lay eggsbreathing through lungs
reptilia
skin is dry and has scaleshabitat on landcold-blooded and most species lay eggsbreathing through lungshomodont are sharp and cone-shaped
amphibia
skin is exposed and moisthabitat on land and in watercold-blooded and lay eggsno external ears
Evolution
Evolution is defined as the cumulative changes in heritable characteristics of a population over time. orthe process by which different kinds of living organisms have developed from earlier forms
natural selection
process through which species adapt to their environmentsit determines how a species evoles and survives as a consequence of its abiltiy to adapt based on if their genetic variability is advantageous or notorganisms that are better adapted, survive
speciation
when a group within a species separates from other members of its species and develops its own unique characteristics
species
a group of genetically similar living organisms that are able to interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
population
group of organisms of the same species that live in a particular area at the same timec
community
group of populations living and ineracting in a particular area
ecosystem
a community and its abiotic enviroment