Defined by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CDB) as “the variability among living organisms from all sources and the ecological complexes of which they are part of which includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosytems”?
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is not evenly distributed around the world and the countries that harbor most of the life on Earth are referred to as?
Megadiverse Countries
Those that can be found in a particular country or area alone and nowhere else?
Endemic Species
Some of the most iconic ____ in our country include the Philippine tarsier, tamaraw, Philippine eagle, and waling-waling?
Endemic Species
Philippine ranks ___ in plant biodiversity with at least 9250 vascular plant species which is roughly 5% of all plant species on earth?
5th
The most basic level of organism classification?
Species
Defined as a group of organism that can interbreed and produce healthy and fertile offspring?
Species
Horses and donkeys can interbreed but they produce infertile offspring called?
Mule
The most accurate tool for identifying species is by analysis of its genetic make up through the process called?
DNA Barcoding
A branch of Biology that deals with the hierarchical classification of organisms based on their shared Characteristics?
Taxonomy
a Swedish botanist, is recognized as the “Father of Taxonomy” because of his work in establishing the binomial nomenclature system?
Carl Linnaeus
Organism are classified into various hierarchical levels based on their shared characteristics. The taxonomy hierarchy from highest to lowest is domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species?
Binomial Nomenclature
In a ___, an organism is given a scientific name that consists of its genus and species name in Latin?
Binomial nomenclature
what is the scientific name for a cat?
Felis catus
The taxonomy hierarchy from highest to lowest is?
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species
Is the highest taxonomy rank of organisms as proposed by the American microbiologist and biophysicist Carl Woese and company in 1990?
Domain
What are the three domain?
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
Bacteria and Archaea are prokaryotic unicellular organisms while ___ are eukaryotic unicellular or multicellular organisms?
Eukarya
There are six widely accepted kingdoms namely?
Archaea, Bacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia
Unicellular prokaryotic organisms that are distinct from bacteria in key biochemical makeup and metabolic reactions. They can also thrive in extreme environments such as high salinity lakes, hot springs, and volcanic vents under the sea?
Archaea
Unicellular prokaryotic organisms?
Bacteria
Are highly diverse organisms that can have plant-like or animal-like characteristics. They include diverse unicellular and macroscopic multicellular organisms?
Protists
Some scientists divide protists into two seperate kingdoms namely ___ and ___ for animal-like and plant-like protists respectively?
Protozoa and Chromata
Eukaryotic organisms that are either unicellular or multicellular. have a cell wall made up of chitin and are heterotrophic in nature?
Fungi
eukaryotic photosynthetic organisms with cell wall that is made up of cellulose fibers?
Plants
eukaryotic heterotrophic organisms that depend on plants and other organisms for nourishment. Typically mobile organisms because they have highly evolved structures like feet, arms, wings, fins, and tail that aid in their locomotion?
Animals
Plants taxonomy can be subdivided in the subkingdom level:?
Vascular and non-vascular plants
It do not have lignified conducting structures called xylem and phloem, they thrive in moist place?
Non-vascular Plants
Non-vascular plants are also called?
Bryophytes
Non-vascular plants have 2 alternating phases called?
Gametophyte and sporophyte
a haploid sexual phase which is the most prominent stage in their life cycle?
Gametophyte
the diploid phase that produces haploid spores and is dependent on the gametophyte for nourishment?
Sporophyte
There are about 20,000 known species of bryophytes which includes?
Liverworts, hornworts, and Mosses
This plant either have a small liver-shaped flattened thalus or with deeply-lobed leafy structure. They approximately have 9000 living species?
Liverworts
Liverworts belong to division?
Marchantiophyta
Are the smallest group of bryophytes with only about a hundred species and belongs to the division of Anthocerotophyta. They have a elongated horn-like appearance of their sporophytes?
Hornworts
the largest group of bryophytes with over 12000 species belonging to division Bryophyta. They are usually found as densely growing clumps or mats on shady and damp places. They have simple leaves, unbranched stems, and unbranched stalks with a singular spore-containing capsule?
Mosses
are those with conducting lignified structures called xylem and phloem, They are the largest group of plants with over 300000 known species?