TAXONOMY

Cards (9)

  • Linnaean System of Classification
    Each species is assigned a two-part name, also called binomial.
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    The first part is the genus, and the second part is unique for each species within the genus.
  • Taxonomic Ranking System
    Domain
    Kingdom
    Phylum
    Class
    Order
    Family
    Genus
    Species
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  • Five-Kingdom Classification
    A) Monera
    B) Protista
    C) Fungi
    D) Plantae
    E) Animalia
  • Kingdom Monera
    The only prokaryotic kingdom out of all kingdoms.
  • Kingdom Protista
    Unicellular eukaryotes that are neither animals nor plants nor fungi, but are believed to be the common ancestral link between them.
  • Kingdom Fungi
    Responsible for the breakdown of organic matter which releases carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and nitrogen into the soil as well as the atmosphere.
  • Non-Vascular
    Has no phloem or xylem
    • ex. Algae - brown, red and green algae (other algae now placed under Protista)
    • Bryophytes - mostly mosses, no roots, leaves, or stems; reproduce by spores
  • Vascular
    Seed plants (no spores)
    • ex. Pteridophytes - mostly ferns, flowerless, seedless; only have roots, stems and fronds; reproduce by spores
    • Gymnosperms - mostly conifers (cone-bearing); e.g. pine trees
    • Angiosperms - flowering plants has two classes: monocot and dicot
  • Types of Tropism in Plants
    Tropism - growth toward or away from a stimulus
    Phototropism - to light
    Geotropism - to gravity
    Thigmotropism - to touch
    Hydrotropism - to moisture