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Bozemanbiology - Diversity of Life
Major groups of organisms. Required knowledge for the AP Biology test.
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Biology
10th Grade
04/10/2012

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Phylum Porifera
Definition

The Sponges

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Phylum Cnidarians
Definition

Hydras, jellyfish, sea anemones and corals.

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Phylum Platyhelminthes
Definition

Flatworms

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Phylum Nematoda
Definition

Roundworms

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Phylum Mollusca
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Snails, slugs, oysters, clams, octopuses and squids

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gastropods
Definition

snails and slugs

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bivalves
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clams, oysters, mussels, scallops

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cephalopods
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octopus, squid, cuttlefish

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Phylum Annelida
Definition

"segmented worms" earthworms, leeches

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Phylum Arthropoda
Definition

crayfish, lobsters, insects, spiders, ticks

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crustaceans
Definition
"aquatic arthropods" lobsters, crayfish, crabs[image]
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Phylum Echinodermata
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sea stars, sand dollars, sea urchins

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Phylum Chordata
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dorsal nerve cord, notochord, pharyngeal slits, post anal tail

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Agnatha
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"jawless fish" lampreys and hagfish

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Chrondrichthyes
Definition

"carilage fish" sharks, skates, rays

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Osteichthyes
Definition

"ray finned fish" tuna, trout, goldfish

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Sarcopterygii
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"lobe finned fish"  coelacanth

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Amphibians
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frogs, toads, salamanders

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Reptiles
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lizards, snakes, dinosaurs, birds

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Mammals
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monotremes
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"egg laying mammals" platypus

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marsupials
Definition

"pouched mammals" kangaroo, koala bear

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eutherians
Definition

"placental mammals" humans, dogs, cats, mice

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bacilli
Definition

rod shaped bacteria - E. coli

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cocci
Definition

spherical bacteria - streptococci "strep throat"

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spirochete
Definition

spiral shaped bacteria

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halophiles
Definition

"salt loving" archae - Halobacterium

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thermophiles
Definition

"heat loving" archae - Sulfolobus

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methanogens
Definition

"methane producing" archae 

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gram-positive bacteria
Definition

bacteria with cell wall on the outside

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gram-negative bacteria
Definition

bacteria with cell wall sandwiched between two membranes

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protozoans
Definition

"animal like" protists - amoeba, paramecium

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algae
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"plant like" protists - kelp

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ascomycota
Definition

sac fungi - morels

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basidiomycota
Definition

club fungi - mushrooms

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glomeromycota
Definition

mycorhizzal fungi - plant symbiosis

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zygomycota
Definition

bread molds

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chytridiomycota
Definition

"flagellated" fungi

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bryophytes
Definition

mosses, liverworts, hornworts

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seedless vascular plants
Definition

ferns

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gymnosperms
Definition

"naked seed" plants - conifers, cycads

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angiosperms
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flowering plants - roses, dandelions, grass

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