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taxon (taxa)
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Any named group of species at any level of a classifiacation system
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kingdom monera
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includes all prokaryotes; most primitive of the five kindoms 3.5bya
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kingdom protista
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includes all eukaryotes;2bya
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Prokaryotic
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simplest known cells; lack a number of organelles present in eukaryotic cells; more primative than eukaryotic cells
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Eukaryotic
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more complex cell structure than a prokaryotic cell
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Autotrophic
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To gain nutrition by means of photosynthesis
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Heterotrophic
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using orgainc compounds as their source of carbon
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Division eubacteria
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"true bacteria"...belongs to kingdom monera
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Division cyanobacteria
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"Blue-green algae"...belongs to kingdom monera
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Phylum Sarcodina
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"Amoebas"...belongs to kingdom protista
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Phylum Mastigophora
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"Flagellates"...belongs to kingdom protista
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Phylum Ciliophora
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"Ciliates"...belongs to kingdom protista
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Phylum Sporozoa
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"Sporozoans"...belong to kingdom protista
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Division Euglenophyta
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"Euglenas"...belong to the Kingdom protista
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Division Archaebacteria
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"Methanogenic Bacteria"...belongs to Kingdom Monera
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Divison Chrysophyta
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"Diatoms, golden-brown algae"...belongs to kingdom protista
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Divison Xanothophyta
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"Yellow-green algae"...belongs to kingdom protista
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Divison Pyrrophyta
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"Dinoflagellates, causes red tides"...belongs to kingdom protista
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Subkingdom Gymnomycota
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"Slime molds"...belong to kingdom fungi
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Subkingdom Eumycota
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"True fungi"...belong to kingdom fungi
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Divison myxomycota
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"plasmodial slime molds"...belong to kingdom fungi
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Division Acrasiomycota
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"Cellular slime molds"...belong to kingdom fungi
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Division Oomycota
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"Water molds"...belong to kingdom fungi
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Division Zygomycota
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"Bread molds"...belong to kingdom fungi
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Division Ascomycota
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"Sac fungi"...belong to kindom fungi
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Division Basidiomycota
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"Club fungi, mushrooms, bracket fungi"...belong to kingdom fungi
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Lichen
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Symbiotic relationship between algae and fungi (usually ascomycetes)
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endospores
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A small asexual spore, as that formed by some bacteria
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absorption
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heterotrophs...kingdom fungi
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ingestion
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heterotrophs...kingdom animalia
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protozoans
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classified on mode of locomotion
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unicellular algae
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classified on pigmentation
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haploid
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Single copies of each chromosome ...found in sperm and egg cells (a.k.a.germ cells)
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diploid
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Two sets of each chromosome in cell...(2n zygote is produced)
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Meiosis
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The process a cell's nucleus must go through to make sex cells (gametes) with half the number of chromosomes present in the original cell
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karyoogamy
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when two nuclei fuse together
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dikaryotic
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contains two nuclei
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hyphae
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fine thread-like cells
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bracket fungi
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grow on sides of dead or dying trees
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mushrooms
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grow in soil
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gill mushrooms
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most commonly found in yards
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polypore fungi
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form spores along the surface of tiny canals inside the cap
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coccus
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spherical bacteria
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bacillus
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rod-shaped bacterium
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spirillum
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rigid, spiral-shaped bacterium
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chlorophyll
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a group of green pigments found in green plants, algae, and some bacteria necessary for energy production
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basidium
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Short, club-shaped fungus cell on which basidiospores are produced
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Mycelium
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the hypha or mass of hyphae that make up the body of a fungus
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spore print
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the print of a mushroom's spores; these vary widely in color and are made by placing a mushroom cap on a piece of paper.
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chemotroph
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organisms can obtain energy from inorgainc chemical reactions
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