Taxonomy Flashcards
3 Domains
Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
Six Kingdoms
Archaea, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
Phyla
Divisions in kingdoms
Classes
Division of Phyla
Monerans
Prokaryotic Kingdom
Eubacteria
Bacteria, single-celled, cell walls, biogeochemical cycles, classified by morphological appearance
Cyanobacteria
Bacteria of fresh water, photosynthetic pigments, extreme temperatures, Protista
Archaea
Prokaryotes, different cell membrane composition, different metabolism, extremophiles
Protista Kingdom
Primitive eukaryotes that cannot be classified as plants or animals, protozoa/algae
Protozoa
Single-celled heterotrophs, rhizopods (amoebas), ciliophors
Algae
Photosynthetic, phytoplankton, kelp
Slime Molds
Coenocytic mass of protoplasm (Protista)
Fungi
Nonphotosynthetic plants, chitin, eukaryotes, and heterotrophs, may be saprophytic (decomposers), sporulation, mushrooms, yeast, lichens
Plantae
Nonmotile photosynthetic, autotrophs, chloroplasts, specialized roots, rhizoids, vascular tissue, cuticles, stomata
Bryophytes
Simple plants with few specialized organs/tissue that lack xylem and alternate generations (mosses, liverworts)
Gametophyte
Dominant generation, main plant and is larger and more nutritionally independent
Sporophyte
Smaller and shorter-lived, growing of the gametophyte from the archegonium
Tracheophytes
Vascular plants, cell differentiation, vascular tissue (xylem-water, phloem-food), radial symmetry, anchored by deep roots, extensive woody system, turgid, dominant sporophyte generation,
Non-seed-bearing
Pteriodphyta and Lycophyta
Pteriodphyta
Ferns, rhizome stems, large leaves, vascular bundles, tracheid cells, no seeds
Lycophytes
Club mosses, rooted, nonwoody, microphyll leaves
Angiosperms
Covered seeds, flowering, microspores (male), megaspores (female), germination, embryo development, fruit