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Cladogram

TReelike diagrams that discern evolutionary ties between species.

3 Domains

Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

Extremophiles

Archaea that live in harsh conditions

Mesophiles

Archaea that exist in soil, sediment and other less extreme environments.

Cyanobacteria

Blue-green algae that can live as a single cell or colonies.

Protists

Can be single-celled or multicellular, can be autotrophic or heterotrophic. Prefer moist areas. Plantlike, animallike or fungilike Eukaryotes

Algae

Plantlike protists. Photoautotrophs with chlorophyll.

Phylum Chlorophyta

Also known as green algae. Mostly aquatic, can live in other environments.

Spirogyra

Chlorophyta also called watersilk. Freshwater. Reproduce through conjugation. Spiral chloroplasts. Pyrenoid in chloroplasts.Filamentous, non motile.

Chlorophyta also called watersilk. Freshwater. Reproduce through conjugation. Spiral chloroplasts. Pyrenoid in chloroplasts.Filamentous, non motile.

Volvox

Chlorophyta with up to 50,000 flagellated cells held together by protoplasmates with eyespots in a hollow sphere. Colonial flagellate.

Chlorophyta with up to 50,000 flagellated cells held together by protoplasmates with eyespots in a hollow sphere. Colonial flagellate.

Phylum Bacillariophyta

Unicellular, consist of diatoms. Bidduplia, Cytotella, Cymbella, Hyalodiscus, Stephanodiscus

Diatoms

Unicellular Bacillariophyta in both marine and freshwater environments. A test made up of two halves. Silica cast composed of silicon dioxide and an organic matrix. Used in everyday objects.
unicellular/colonial non-motile.

Unicellular Bacillariophyta in both marine and freshwater environments. A test made up of two halves. Silica cast composed of silicon dioxide and an organic matrix. Used in everyday objects.


unicellular/colonial non-motile.

Phylum Rhodophyta

Red algae.

Polysyphonia

Mermaid's hair.Filamentous Rhodophyta. "Featherhy" branch structures usually eaten in salads and sushi.filamentous non-motile

Mermaid's hair.Filamentous Rhodophyta. "Featherhy" branch structures usually eaten in salads and sushi.filamentous non-motile

Phylum Euglenophyta

Unicellular flagellated freshwater species. 1/3 have chloroplasts. Mixotrophs. Euglena deses, Phacus spp., Dinobryn divergens.

Euglena

Unicellular Euglenophyta found in freshwater environments. Two flagella, pellicle, rigid cell wall. unicellular flagellate.

Unicellular Euglenophyta found in freshwater environments. Two flagella, pellicle, rigid cell wall. unicellular flagellate.

Pellicle

Helical protein bands that extend along the length of the cell beneath the plasma membrane. Found in euglena.

Slime molds

Fungus-like protists. Spore producing motile organisms. Amoeboid.

Phylum Myxomycota

Plasmodial slime molds. Physarum spp. Multinucleate mass in a sheath of slime. Found in woodlands. Bright yellow or orange. Unicellular/multicellular amoeboid

Plasmodial slime molds. Physarum spp. Multinucleate mass in a sheath of slime. Found in woodlands. Bright yellow or orange. Unicellular/multicellular amoeboid

Phylum Acrasiomycota

Cellular slime molds. Single amoeboid cells that can form a mass called pseudoplasmodium, which produces fruiting bodies. Dictyostelium discoideum.Unicellular/multicellular ameoboid.

Cellular slime molds. Single amoeboid cells that can form a mass called pseudoplasmodium, which produces fruiting bodies. Dictyostelium discoideum.Unicellular/multicellular ameoboid.

Phylum Oomycota

Water molds. Cotton-like filamentous mass. Cellulose cell wall. Phytophora infestans, Saprolegnia.Filamentous/unicellular flagellate.

Water molds. Cotton-like filamentous mass. Cellulose cell wall. Phytophora infestans, Saprolegnia.Filamentous/unicellular flagellate.

Amoeba

Animal-like protist. Move by pseudopodia. Hyaline cap. Ameoba proteus, Proteus animalcule. Eat through phagocytosis. Unicellular amoeboids.

Hyaline cap

Clear space at the leading edge of the pseudopod.


Phylum Sarcodina (Rhizopoda)

Amoeba in marine and freshwater environments. Several parasitic species exist.Amoeba proteus, Entamoeba histolytica.

Amoeba in marine and freshwater environments. Several parasitic species exist.Amoeba proteus, Entamoeba histolytica.

Phylum Foraminifera

Amoeba with colorful shells of calcium carbonate. Threadlike branched pseudopods. One third of the sea floor. Globigerina sp. Can form limestone.

Amoeba with colorful shells of calcium carbonate. Threadlike branched pseudopods. One third of the sea floor. Globigerina sp. Can form limestone.

Phylum Actinopoda

Endoskeleton of silicon dioxide. Have radiolarians.

Radiolarians

Unicellular amoeboid Actinopoda. Stiff pseudopods, geometric endoskeletons, Can be 4000 meters thick on the ocean floor. Lynchnapis miranda, Stylatractus sp.

Unicellular amoeboid Actinopoda. Stiff pseudopods, geometric endoskeletons, Can be 4000 meters thick on the ocean floor. Lynchnapis miranda, Stylatractus sp.

Phylum Sarcomastigophora

Phyla Phytomastigophora and Zoomastigophora combined into one. flagellated photosynthetic and animallike flagellates.

Zoomastigophorans

Phylum Sacromastigophora. Free living. reside in freshwater. well known parasites. Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania braziliensis, Leishmania mexicana.

Trypanosoma brucei

Zoomastigophoran in Sarcomastigophora. Carried by the tsetse fly. Causes African sleeping sickness.Unicellular flagellate.

Zoomastigophoran in Sarcomastigophora. Carried by the tsetse fly. Causes African sleeping sickness.Unicellular flagellate.

Trypanosoma cruzi

Zoomastigophora in Sarcomastigophora. Unicellular flagellate. Chaga's disease (kissing bug)

Zoomastigophora in Sarcomastigophora. Unicellular flagellate. Chaga's disease (kissing bug)

Leishmania

Zoomastigophora in Sarcomastigophora. Donovani causes "Kalazar" in Asia. Mexicana causes ulcers, braziliensis causes facial deformities.

Zoomastigophora in Sarcomastigophora. Donovani causes "Kalazar" in Asia. Mexicana causes ulcers, braziliensis causes facial deformities.

Giardia intestinalis

In kingdom Diplomonadida. Unicellular flagellate. Responsible for intestinal disease that causes diarrhea.

In kingdom Diplomonadida. Unicellular flagellate. Responsible for intestinal disease that causes diarrhea.

Trichomonas vaginalis

STD parasite, in its own kingdom Parabasala

STD parasite, in its own kingdom Parabasala

Phylum Pyrrophyta

Fire algae. Plantlike protist phylum. Dinoflagellates. Gymnodinium, Gonyalaux, Pfiesteria piscicida.

Fire algae. Plantlike protist phylum. Dinoflagellates. Gymnodinium, Gonyalaux, Pfiesteria piscicida.

Hemoflagellates

Live in the blood of their host.

Phylum Ciliophora

Freshwater marine unicellular ciliates. Outer coverings called pellicles. Animallike protists. Eat using cytosomes and an oral groove. multinucleate, and radiating canals. Ichthyophthirius multifilis.

Paramecium caudatum

Ciliophora. Freshwater, slipper shaped. Pointed posterior end and blunt anterior end. Trichocysts used to gather food.

Ciliophora. Freshwater, slipper shaped. Pointed posterior end and blunt anterior end. Trichocysts used to gather food.


Stentor Sp.

Ciliophora. Can be found attached to substrates in freshwater.

Ciliophora. Can be found attached to substrates in freshwater.

Vorticella sp.

Ciliophora. Live on the fins of fish.

Ciliophora. Live on the fins of fish.

Phylum Apicomplexa

Endoparasitic protozoans live on cells of hosts. Lack locotomotive structures. Sexual and asexual life cycle.


Causes malaria.

Apicomplexans responsible for malaria

Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium falcipaerum (most deadly, killed Alexander.)

Toxoplasmsa gondii

Apicomplexan that causes toxoplasmosis in humans, which can cause nerve damage

Apicomplexan that causes toxoplasmosis in humans, which can cause nerve damage

Vascular plant

Plants that have specialized conducting tissue to transport water and nutrients throughout the plant's body.

Nonvascular plants

plants that lack specialized tissues to transport water and nutrients throughout the plant's body.

Seed plants

Largest group of vascular plants that include gymnosperms.

Phylum Hepatophyta

Nonvascular liverwort plant. Midrib in leaves, symbiotic relationship with fungi that enter the rhizoids of the liverwort. Usually live in moist environments.

Thalloid liverwort

Hepatophyta. Flat leaflike lobed body called the thalli. Riccia and Marchantia. Sexual and asexual reproduction.

Hepatophyta. Flat leaflike lobed body called the thalli. Riccia and Marchantia. Sexual and asexual reproduction.

Leafy liverwort

Hepatophyta. Most liverworts (80%), resemble mosses. Live on trees and subtropics. Frullania, Clasmatocolea, Jungermannia.

Hepatophyta. Most liverworts (80%), resemble mosses. Live on trees and subtropics. Frullania, Clasmatocolea, Jungermannia.

Archegonial receptacle of liverwort

- red: spermatogenous tissue
- as a whole: antheridium

- red: spermatogenous tissue


- as a whole: antheridium

liverwort life cycle

Phylum Anthocerophyta

Nonvascular plants, hornworts. Live on moist ground in the shade. Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria live in rich mucus.

Nonvascular plants, hornworts. Live on moist ground in the shade. Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria live in rich mucus.

Phylum Bryophyta

True, nonvascular mosses. Spirally arranged leaflike structures, lack stomata, surrounded by midrib and anchored by rhizoids. Leafy gametophytes are male.

Periostomes

Locks operculum to the capsule.Allow spores to be carried by wind in dry conditions.

Polytrichum

Haircap moss. Common moss found in bogs. Can get up to 10 cm in length.

Phylum Lycophyta

Seedless vascular plants containing club mosses, quillworts and spike mosses. Dominant sporophyte generation and reduced gametophyte generation. Most ancient group.

Quillworts

Lycopota. Rare aquatic plants that occupy clear ponds and streams. Isoetes


Lycopodium

Lycopota, club mosses or ground pines. in forests of temperate regions. Resemble small pine trees.

life cycle of moss
lycopodium drawing
selaginella
spike mosses that are seedless vascular mosses. scalelike leaves on branching stems
life cycle of fern

Phylum Psilotophyta

Seedless vascular plant with whisk ferns. Psilotum (US)and Tmespteris(NZ) are the only ones that survive today. Green stems, bright yellow synagia on lateral branches

Phylum SPHENOPHYTA
Seedless vascular plants that are known as horsetails, or Equisetum. Strobilus top with sporgangiphores, node and ribbed stem. scalelike microphyll leaves.

Phylum Pterophyta

Ferns that are the most abundant in seedless vascular plants. Cherished for ornamental value. Has sori under leaves, protected by clear cap called idusium. Annulus catapults mature spores.

Spermatocytes

Seed plants. Oldest fossil is seed fern. Life cycle dominated by the sporophyte generation.

Gymnosperms

Seed plant whose seed is not enclosed in an ovum, and mature on the surface of a cone scale. Lack flowers and fruits.

Phylum Cycandophyta

gymnosperm often mistaken as ferns or palms. Slow growing plants. Tropical and subtropic forests. Zamia pumila, cycas revoluta ( dont eat)

Cycad

Cycandophyta that have seperate sexes, produce male pollen cones and seed cones.

Phylum Ginkgophyta

Gymnosperm that dilates blood vessels and improve memory. Ginkos are last remaining relative. Living fossil. Also have seperate sexes. Males produce pollen in strobili

Gymnosperm that dilates blood vessels and improve memory. Ginkos are last remaining relative. Living fossil. Also have seperate sexes. Males produce pollen in strobili

Phylum Coniferophyta

Gymnosperms consisting of pines, cypresses, spruces, redwoods, cedars, hemlocks, junipers, and yews. Has the oldest (methusela) and tallest (Sequoia sempervirens) trees in the world. Source of lumber.

life cycle of a pine

Angiosperms

Flower and fruit bearing plans. 80% of all plants. Phylum Magnoliophyta. Divided between monocots and dicots.

Monocots

One cotyldons (seed leaf), One pollen pore, flower parts in multiples of 3, parallel venation, scattered bundle arrangements, fibrous roots, exterior ring xylem arrangement around pith, interior ring phloem, long narrow leaf

Dicots

Two cotyldons (seed leaf), 3 pollen pores (except basal dicots), broad leaf, 4-5 flower arrangements, netted venation, ring vascular arrangement, taproot type, star shaped xylem and phloem between radiating arms.

Herbaceous plants

Do not contain woody tissue

Deciduous plants

Contain woody tissue

Epiphyte

Live attached to another plant or surface

Hemiparasite

Both photosynthesize and parasitize the host.


vegetative organs

Stems, roots and seeds

Shoot system

Stems, leaves, and reproductive structures.

Root functions

Anchor and support the plant, absorb water and store necessary minerals, produce growth stimulating hormones

Testa

Seed coat protects seeds from dying out and extreme temperatures .

Xylem

Conducts water and minerals in vascular plants

Juicy vesicles

Provide the treasured juice in a citrus fruit.

Simple fruit

Derivative of a single ovary. Grapes, beans and hickory

Fleshy fruits

Apples, oranges and watermelons and have flesh. type of simple fruit

Dry fruits

Corn kernel, maple, Type of simple fruit

Compound fruits

Strawberries, blackberies, and figs. Develop from several ovaries.

Aggregate compound fruits

Single flower with many pistils, can be achene or drupe.

Exocarp

Forms the skin, or peel, of a fruit. Flavedo in citrus fruit.

Mesocarp

Fleshy portion of fruit between endocarp and exocarp. Whitish region beneath exocarp in citrus. (albedo)

Endocarp

Directly surrounding the seed, inside the pericap.

Radicle

Rootlike structure that emerges as seeds germinate

3 types of tissues in structures

Meristematic, dermal, and vascular (xylem and phloem)

A. zone of maturation - Cells become mature.


B. Zone of elongation - Where cells grow longer


c. Zone of cell division - Meristrem, where cells divide rapidly.


d. root cap - protects the growing root.

Root nodules of legume

Contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria convert nitrogen to a form plants can use.

Cross section of a dicot root

Cross section of a monocot root

Cortex

Used for cell storage

Endodermis

Between cortex and vascular system of xylem and phloem

Pith

Region inside the circle of xylem and phloem

Haustoria

Parasitic root that steal other plant's nourishment; dodder

Prop roots

Come from the lower stem and brace and anchor the plant against the wind; corn

Knees

Come up from below water and help to support the plant; cypress

Food storage root

Expands food storage capability; carrot

Functions of stems

Protect and support flowers and leaves, provides for the plant's growth, carry water and minerals up the leaves for photosynthesis, carry food to be stored and used down to the plant.

Cross section of a woody stem

What does cork cambium produce

Cork cells that make up the bark (cork, cork cambium and phloem)

What does the vascular cambium produce

Secondary xylem and phloem

Tendrils

Common in climbing plants; grapes

Runners

Horizontal stems that grow underground; strawberries

Bulbs

Small underground stems with enlarged bulbs; onion

Tuber

Swollen extension of roots underground modified to store carbohydrates; potatoes