Taxonomy (Exam 1)

Question 1

Taxonomic Breakdown of Monerans

Answer 1

Kingdom Monera

Question 2

Taxonomic Breakdown of Protists

Answer 2

Kingdom Protista

• Phylum Sarcodina
  
  • Class Rhizopoda
    
    • Order Foraminiferida
  • Class Radiolaria
• Phylum Chrysophyta
  
  • Class Bacillariophycae
  • Class Coccolithophycae

Question 3

What are the major phylums of Protists?

Answer 3

Sarcodina & Chrysophyta

Question 4

What are the major classes of protists?

Answer 4

Rhizopoda, Radiolaria, Bacillariophycae, Coccolithophycae

Question 5

What is the major orders of protists?

Answer 5

Foraminiferida

Question 6

Taxonomic Breakdown of Sponges

Answer 6

Kingdom Animalia

• Phylum Porifera
  
  • Class Hexactinellida
  • Class Calcarea
  • Class Demospongea
  • Class Stromatoporoidea
  • Class Sclerospongia

Question 7

What are the major classes of sponges?

Answer 7

Hexactinellida, Calcarca, Demospongea, Stromatoporoidea, Sclerospongia

Question 8

In what phylum is the problem sponge, stromatoporoids?

Answer 8

Porifera

Question 9

Taxonomic Breakdown of Archaeocyathids

Answer 9

Phylum Archaeocyatha

• Class Regulares
• Class Irregulares

Question 10

What are the two major classes of archaeocyathids?

Answer 10

Regulares & Irregulares

Question 11

Taxonomic Breakdown of Corals

Answer 11

Kingdom Animalia

• Phylum Cnidaria
  
  • Class Schphozoa
  • Class Hydrozoa
  • Class Anthozoa
    
    • Subclass Ceriantipatheria*
    • Subclass Octocorallia*
    • Subclass Zoantharia
      
      • Order Tabulata
      • Order Rugosa
      • Order Scleractinia

Question 12

What are the three major classes of corals (cnidarians)?

Answer 12

Scyphozoa, Hydrozoa, Anthozoa

Question 13

What are the three major orders of Cnidarians?

Answer 13

Tabulata, Rugosa, Scleractinia

Question 14

Taxonomic Breakdown of Bryozoans

Answer 14

Kingdom Animalia

• Phylum Bryozoa
  
  • Subphylum Ectoprocta
    
    • Class Stenolaemata
      
      • Order Cryptostomata
      • Order Trepostomata
      • Order Fenestrata
      • Order Cyclostomata
    • Class Gymnolaemata
      
      • Order Cheilostomata

Question 15

What are the major classes of Bryozoans?

Answer 15

Stenolaemata & Gymnolaemata

Question 16

What are the major orders of Bryozoans?

Answer 16

Cryptostomata, Trepostomata, Fenestrata, Cyclostomata, Cheilostomata

Question 17

Taxonomic Breakdown of Graptolites

Answer 17

Kingdom Animalia

• Phylum Hemichordata
  
  • Class Enteropneusta*
  • Class Pterobranchia*
  • Class Graptolithina
    
    • Order Dendroidea
    • Order Graptoloidea

Question 18

What are the major classes of Bryozoans?*

Answer 18

Enteropneustra, Pterobranchia, Graptolithina

Question 19

What are the major orders of Bryozoans?

Answer 19

Dendroidea and Graptoloidea

Question 20

Taxonomic Breakdown of Brachiopods

Answer 20

Kingdom Animalia

• Phylum Brachiopoda
  
  • Class Inarticulata
    
    • Order Paterinida*
    • Order Obolellida*
    • Order Lingulida
    • Order Acrotretida
  • Class Articulata
    
    • Order Orthida
    • Order Pentamerida
    • Order Strophomenida
    • Order Rhynchonellida
    • Order Spiriferida
    • Order Terebratulida

Question 21

What are the major classes of Brachiopods?

Answer 21

Inarticulata, Articulata

Question 22

What are the major Inarticulata orders of Brachiopods?*

Answer 22

Paterinida, Obolellida, Lingulida, Acrotretida

Question 23

What are the major Articulata Orders of Brachiopods?

Answer 23

Orthida, Pentamerida, Strophomenida, Rhynchonellida, Spiriferida, Terebratulida