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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
"Dearest King Philip Came Over From Great Spain"
Five-Kingdom Classification
A)
Monera
B)
Protista
C)
Fungi
D)
Plantae
E)
Animalia
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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