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Malaria Parasite
Plasmodium species
Disease - malaria
Acquired through: mosquito bites.
intermediate host - mosquito
Tapeworms
Taenia sagnata
Disease - tapeworms
Acquired - undercooked meat
Intermediate host - cows, pigs, fish.
Liver fluke
Clonorchis sinesis
Disease - liver disease
Acquired - undercooked meat
Intermediate host - snails, fish
Blood fluke
Schistosoma mansoni
Disease - schistosomiasis
Acquired - through skin in infected rivers
Intermediate host - snails
Round worm
Ascaris lumbricoides
Disease: ascariasis
Acquired: eggs eaten or breathed in
Intermediate host: human lungs
Round worm
Trichinella spiralis
Disease: trichinosis
Acquired: undercooked pork
Intermediate host: pork
Pinworm
Enterobius vermicularis
Disease: pinworms
Acquired: ingested
Intermediate host: humans
Ticks
Dermacentor andersoni
Disease: Lyme disease
Acquired: tick bites
Intermediate host: mosquito
Heart worms
Dirofilia immitis
Disease: heart worms
Acquired: mosquito bites
Intermediate host: mosquitos
E. coli
K: monera (prokaryotic, unicellular) ex: blue green algae, bacteria
P: Bacteria (bacteria that live in normal conditions)
Heliocobacter pylori
K: Monera (prokaryotic, unicellular)
P: Archaea (ancient bacteria that live in extreme conditions)
ex: may live in stomach acid and cause ulcers
Nostoc
K: Monera (prokaryotic, unicellular)
P: Cyanobacteria (Blue Green bacteria that do photosynthesis)
Amoeba
K: Protista (Eukaryotic, unicellular, motile) Ex: amoeba, spirogyra, fucus
P: Sarcodina (have psuedopodia)
Spirogyra
K: Protista
P: Chlorphyta (green algae)
Red Algae
K: Protista
P: Rhodophyta (Red Algae)
Fucus
K: Protista
P: Phaeophyta (brown algae)
Plasmodium
K: Protista
P: Sporozoa (no means of locomotion)
Euglena
K: Protista
P: Euglenophyta (has eye spot)
Trypanosoma bruceii
K: Protista
P: Zooflagellate (has 1 flagella)
Paramecium
K: Protista
P: Ciliaphora (has cilia)
Diatoms
K: Protista
P: Chrysophyta (have silica shell)
Species that cause red tides
K: Protista
P: Dinoflagellate (have 2 flagella)
Rhizopus
K: Fungi (Eukaryotic, get energy from dead or decaying organisms) Ex: penecillin, rhizopus, mushroom
P: Zygomycota (have zygospores)
Sacchromycete cereversii (bakers yeast)
K: Fungi
P: Asomycota (sac fungi)
Mushroom
K: Fungi
P: Basidiomycota (club fungi)
ex: mushrooms, puffballs
Penicillium
K: Fungi
P: Deuteromycota (have imperfect fungi) ex: penicillium...antibiotic
Mnium (polypodium pinus)
K: Plantae (eukaryotic, photosynthetic, sessile)
P: Bryophyta (lack vascular tissue)
Lycopodium
K: Plantae
P: Lycophyta (Club Moss)
Equisetum
K: Plantae
P: Sphenophyta (horsetails)
Fern
K: Plantae
P: Pteridophyta (have sporangia)
Cycad
K: Plantae
P: Fern-like palm plants
Pine Tree
K: Plantae
P: Coniferophyta (have naked seeds; cone bearing trees) Ex: Pine, Cedar, Redwood, Spruce
Coniferophyta
C: Staminate Cone (male cone, carries pollen; small.
C: Ovate Cone (female cone, larger, but closed scales)
C: Mature Cone (fertilized pine cone, carries seed; larger w/open scales)
Lily
K: Plantae
P: Anthophyta (enclosed seeds, flower plants) Ex: Roses, lilies, grasses, oak trees and beans.
C: Monocotyledonae (parallel veins, flower parts in multiples of 3s. Fibrous root system; one cotyledon in seed)
Bean
K: Plantae
P: Anthophyta (enclosed seeds, flowering plants)
C: Dicotyledonae (net like veins; flower parts in mutiples of 4 or 5. One tap root, 2 cotyledons in seed.) Ex: Roses, beans, cherries.
Monera
Prokaryotic, Unicellular
Protista
Eukaryotic, Unicellular, Motile
Fungi
Eukaryotic, Get energy from dead or decaying things
Plantae
Eukaryotic, photosynthetic, sessile
Animalia
Eukaryotic, heterotrophic, multicellular, motile.
Ex: Sponges, Worms, Cats, Dogs and Humans
Sponge
K: Animalia
P: Porifera (aquatic, filter feeding)
Jellyfish
K: Animalia
P: Cnidaria (aquatic, w/tentacles and stinging cells.)
Ex: jellyfish, coral, sea anemone
Tapeworm
K: Animalia
P: Platyhelminthes (flat worms, definite head end)
Ex: Tapeworm, liver fluke
Liver fluke
K: Animalia
P: Platyhelminthes (flat worms, definite head end)
Platyhelminthes
flat worms with a definite head end
Ascaris
K: Animalia
P: Nematodes (Round worms)
Ex: Trichinella spirilis
Trichinella spirilis
K: Animalia
P: Nematodes (Round worms)
Pinworms
K: Animalia
P: Nematodes (Round worms)
Earthworm
K: Animalia
P: Annelida (segmented worms)
C: Oligochaeta (few bristles)
Nereis
K: Animalia
P: Annelida (segmented worms)
C: Polychaeta (many bristles) - marine worms
Annelida
segmented worms
Nematodes
Round worms
Leech
K: Animalia
P: Annelida
C: Hirudinea (no bristles; secretes hirudin an anticoagulant)
Snail
K: Animalia
P: Mollusca (stomach footed)
C: Gastropoda (muscular foot; shell) Ex: clams, oysters, squid, octopus, snails
Squid
K: Animalia
P:Mollusca (stomach footed)
C: Cephalopoda (head footed)
Ex: squid and octopus
Chiton
K: Animalia
P: Mollusca
C: Polylacophora (shell w/8 plates) ex: chiton
Clam
K: Animalia
P: Mollusca
C: Bivalvia (shell w/2 halves)
ex: clam, oyster, mussel
Centipede
K: Animalia
P: Anthropoda (jointed legs; exoskeleton)
C: Insecta (6 legs)
Tick
K: Animalia
P: Anthropoda (jointed legs)
C: Arachnida (8 legs) ex: spiders, ticks, scorpions
Starfish
K: Animalia
P: Echinodermata (spiny skin)
Ex: starfish, sea star, sand dollars
Lamprey Eel
K: Animalia
P: Chordata (notochord, dorsal hollow)
C: Agnatha (jawless fish)
Chordata
Notochord, dorsal hollow, nerve tube, pharyngeal gills, post-anal tail.
Ex: Eel, fish, birds, humans
Dogfish Shark
K: Animalia
P: Chordata
C: Chondrichythes (cartilagineous fish) ex: sharks, skates, rays
Perch
K: Animalia
P: Chordata
C: Osteichthyes (bony fish)
Ex: perch, trout, flounder, bass, catfish
Salamander
K: Animalia
P: Chordata
C:Amphibia (Reproduce in water, live on land)
Ex: Frogs, toads, salamanders
Snake
K: Animalia
P: Chordata
C: Reptilia (Reproduce and live on land)
Ex: snakes and turtles
Sparrow
K: Animalia
P: Chordata
C: Aves (have feathers and fly)
Ex: sparrow, eagle, bird
Cow
K: Animalia
P: Chordata
C: Mammalia (hair and mammary glands)
Ex: Duckbilled platypus, kangaroo, humans, cows.
Angiosperm
enclosed seed; includes all flowering plants
Gymnosperm
naked seed; includes cone bearing trees
Receptacle
Center of base of flower. End of the stem; flower parts are attached here.
Sepal
Small and leaf-like. Storm leaves.
Petal
Brightly colored or white and very broad. Attracts pollinators. Some have glands at the base for scent.
Stamen
Pollen-bearing structure (Male part of flower). Filament and Anther
Filament
Thin stalk, supports the anther
Anther
Produces Pollen
Carpel
Female reproductive structure; composed of stigma, style, ovary.
Stigma
Top of carpel; produces a sticky substance that captures the pollen grains.
Style
Connects the stigma to the ovary; often long and narrow.
Ovary
Base of the carpel; protects ovules; matures to form the fruit.
Complete flower
has sepals, petals, stamen, carpel
Incomplete flower
missing one or more parts of the flower
Perfect plant
has both stamen and carpel in flower
Imperfect plant
has either stamen or carpel in flower (holly tree)
Fruit vs Vegetable
Fruit has seed, vegetable does not
Simple fruit
From 1 ovary; peach, tomato, apple
Drupe
has hard pit; peach, plum, cherry
Berry
has many seeds inside; tomato, grape, kiwi, banana
Pepo
leathery rind and many seeds, no true segments; cucumber, watermelon, squash
Hesperidium
has distinct segments; orange, lemon, lime
Compound fruit
from multiple ovaries; strawberries
Aggregate
from 1 flower with many carpels; strawberries, raspberries
Multiple fruit
comes from many flowers; pineapples
Triploid
has 3 copies of every chromosome, seedless; seedless grapes, seedless watermelons, seedless bananas
Nut
dry fruit
Grain
fruit of cereals
Monocot
1 seed leaf, parallel leaf veins, petals in multiples of 3, fibrous roots, corn, lily, grass
Dicot
2 seed leaves, branching leaf veins, petals in multiples of 4-5, tap root; bean, cherry rose
Evergreen
green in winter
Decidious
lose leaves in winter
Gymnosperm
naked seed
Angiosperm
enclosed seed; flower plant
Petiole
connects leaf to stem
Axillary bud
bump where leaf forms
Simple leaf
1 petiole per axillary bud
Opposite leaf arrengement
leaves directly opposite each other on stem
Alternate leaf arrangement
leaf on left side of stem, space, leaf on right side of stem
Compound leaf
many petioles per axillary bud; many leaflets per leaf
Pinnate
long line of leaflets
Palmate
several leaflets in a fan pattern
Serrated edges
jagged edges
Lobes
large indentions of leaf, but not leaflets
Fascicle
group of needle like leaves
Tree
1 main trunk; more than 4 inches in diameter
Shrub
Multiple trunks; less than 4 inches in diamater
When did life begin
3.5 billion years ago
Where did life begin
In the ocean
24 days after conception, an embroy has
Pharyngeal pouches
Early atmosphere of earth had no
Oxygen
Stromatolites are skyscrapers of
Bacteria
Early microbes added ___ to the atmosphere?
Oxygen
The largest oxygen breather is
Blue Whale
First organisms to evolve muscles and nerves where
Jellyfish
First organisms to have a front and rear
Flatworms
First organisms with through gut (mouth and anus)
Roundworms
First hard animals
Snails
How do scallops move?
Clap their shell
Trilobites Segmented
For flexibility
Most sophisticated eyes in the world belong to
Mantis shrimp
Sea squirts have the earliest and simplest form of
Backbone
Hagfish are a kind of
Jawless fish
Hagfish defend themselves with
Slime
Top predator in the ocean is
Great White Shark
In water, sound travels
4 times faster
The lateral line of a shark senses
Vibrations
Smartest invertebrate is
Octopus
Caribbean reef squid can
mimic surroundings
Which type of fish dangles a worm-shaped fin to lure food?
frogfish
Flat fish have
eyes on 1 side of their head
Flying fish can fly
false - they glide
Which type of fish walks on land?
Mudskipper
Which fish walks underwater?
Batfish
Which fish can breate air?
Lung fish
What organism was the first to walk on land?
Tetrapod
Dosphis lived on land?
True
Wax leaf ligustrum
Ligustrum; shrub
Red Oak
Quercus shumardii; large deciduous tree; acorn
Yaupon holly
llex vomitoria; evergreen shrub/small tree
Purple heart
Setereasea purpurea; perennial plant
Nandina/heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica; shrub; evergreen
Crepe Myrtle
Larestroemia indica; shrub
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassiflora; tree; deciduous
Live Oak
quericus virginiana; tree; evergreen
Red tipped photinia
Photinia fraseri - evergreen shrub
Bradford pear
Pyrus calleryana - tree
Southern magnolia
magnolia grandiflora - evergreen tree
Pine tree
Pinus - tree with needle like leaves
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum - conifer; produces cones; deciduous
Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica - tree
Dessert Willow
Chilopsis linearis; tree
Maidenhair tree/Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba; tree
Maidenhair tree/Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba; tree