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25 Representitive Organisms
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Undergraduate 1
04/01/2008

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Term

Yogurt Bacterium:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus

Definition

Bacteria

Bacteria

Actinobacteria

Bifidobacterium 

Term
Actinobacteria's Friends
Definition
Lactobascillus, streptococcus
Term
Adaptations of Bifidobacterium
Definition
Cell capsule - encloses cell wall and protects them
Term

Blue-Green Algae:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Bacteria

Bacteria

Cyanobacteria

Anabaena 

Term
Friends of Cyanobacteria
Definition
Nostoc, spirulina
Term
Adaptations of Anabaena
Definition

Heterocyst - allows to convert nitrogen into a usable source;

gelatinous sheath - protects them, and allows to attach to other cells 

Term
Where does blue-green algae live?
Definition
freshwater and marine environments
Term

Dead Sea Bacteria:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Archea

Euryarcheota

Euryarcheota

Halobacterium 

Term
Friends of Halobacterium
Definition
Methanomonus; halococcus
Term
Adaptations of Euryarcheota
Definition

Produces halorhodospin - allows to survive in extremely saline environments;

gas vesicles - allow to float to surface where more oxygen is

Term
How does dead sea bacteria gain energy?
Definition
takes its nutrients from orgain compounds in its environment; also photosynthesis
Term

Amoeba:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Protista

 Amoebozoa

Amoeba 

Term
Adaptations of Amoeba
Definition

Pseudopodia - allow to move along substrate;

Contractile Vacuole - maintains osmoregulation;

If problems during meiosis, sends out a distress signal, and another amoeba will come help it 

Term
Friends of Amoeba
Definition
Entamoeba
Term
Where does Amoeba live?
Definition
Freshwater
Term
How does Amoeba reproduce?
Definition
Asexually - mitosis
Term

Green Algae:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Protista

Chlorophyta

Micrasterias 

Term
Friends of Micrasterias
Definition
Volvox, Protococcus
Term
Adaptations of Micrasterias
Definition
Pyrenoids - convert starch to sugar; zygospore - can remain dormant through harsh conditions
Term
Where does Green Algae live?
Definition
Freshwater
Term
How does micrasterias reproduce?
Definition
asexually - mitosis; sexually - conjugation
Term

Ciliate:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Protista

Ciliophora

Parmecium 

Term
Friends of Paramecium
Definition
Stentor, spirostomum; euglena
Term
Adaptations of Paramecium
Definition
Contractile vacuole - controls osmoregulation; cilia to move; 2 nuclei - micro (genetic material), macro (chromosome undergo replication)
Term
How does ciliate gain energy?
Definition
Feeds on bacteria
Term
How do paramecium reproduce?
Definition

Sexually - conjugation;

Asexually - mitosis 

Term

Brown Algae:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Protista

 Phaeophyta

Fuccus 

Term
Friends of Phaeophyta?
Definition
Laminaria, diatoms, porphyra
Term
Where does fuccus live?
Definition
Marine - high shores
Term
Adaptations of Phaeophyta?
Definition

Conceptacles - keep sex organs from drying out;

Holdfasts - allow to attach to rocks;

Pneumatocysts - keep them floating at high tide

 

Term
How does brown algae reproduce?
Definition
Sexually - male and female gametes fuse to creat new organism
Term
Phylum               Structure where    Cells produced
                          Meiosis Occurs       by meiosis
 
Chytridiomycota
Zygomycota
Ascomycota
Basidiomycota 
Definition

 

 -    sporangium; haploid spores

 -    zygospore; haploid spores

 -    ascus; ascospore

 -    basidium; basidiospore

Term

Watermold:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum
Genus

Definition

Eukarya

Fungi

Chytridiomycota

Allomyces 

Term
Adaptations of Chytridiomycota
Definition

thick-walled sporangium for overwintering;

rhizoids to grow into food source in water and secrete enzymes; flagellated gametes; 

Term
Where does Allomyces live?
Definition
Freshwater
Term
How does watermold reproduce?
Definition
Flagellated gametes; asexually - sporangia
Term
Friends of Allomyces?
Definition
Neocallimastix, batrachochytrium
Term
How does Chytridiomycota gain energy?
Definition
rhizoids attach to food source (decaying orgainc material) in the water
Term

Plant Saprobe:

Domain

Kingdom

Genus

Phylum 

Definition

Eukarya

Fungi

Ascomycota

Sordaria 

Term
Sordaria's Friends
Definition
Morchella, Claviceps
Term
How does Sordaria reproduce?
Definition
sexually - ascocarp contain asci which are formed during sexual reproduction; asexually - produce spores; meiosis occurs to produce ascospores;
Term
How does ascomycota gain energy?
Definition
Feeds on decaying plant matter
Term
Where does Sordaria live?
Definition
Dung and decaying plant matter
Term
Adaptations of Sordaria
Definition
protective layer over reproductive structures; have crosswalls in their hyphae called septa
Term

Bread Mold

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Fungi

Zygomycota

Rhizopus 

Term
Where does Rhizopus get its energy?
Definition
Feeds on baked goods
Term
Where does Zygomycota live?
Definition
In baked goods
Term
Adaptations of Rhizopus
Definition
rhizoids grow down into food soure; zygospore; amylase - break down starch
Term
How does Breadmold reproduce?
Definition
Asexual - in sporangia; sexually - conjugation
Term
Friends of Zygomycota
Definition
Phycomyces
Term

Mushroom:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Fungi

Basidiomycota

Agaricus 

Term
Friends of Agaricus
Definition
Oyster mushroom; shiitake, puffballs
Term
Which two fungi have hyphae?
Definition
sordaria, agaricus
Term
which to fungi have rhizoids?
Definition
Allomyces, rhizopus
Term
Adaptations of basidiomycota?
Definition
Mushroom - reproductive structure above ground (easily release spores into air); have hyphae- underground
Term

Moss:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Plantae

Bryophyta

Polytrichum 

Term
Habitat of Polytricum
Definition
Moist terrestrial environments - usually acidic soil
Term
Adaptations of Bryophyta
Definition
Live on north side of trees - cooler and less sunlight; operculum - protects opening of spore producing region; have rhizoids; spores light, easily dispersed by wind
Term
Friends of Moss
Definition
Mnium
Term
How does moss reproduce?
Definition
Alternation by generation; gametophyte is dominant stage; motile sperm - dependant on water for fertilization
Term

Club Moss:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Plantae

Lycopodiophyta

Lycopodium 

Term
Friends of Lycopodium
Definition
Selaginella
Term
Adaptations of club moss
Definition
Are vascular plants - microphylls (small leaves); 2 stems - rhizomes - horizontal roots that grow underground (allow to get more water), aerial stem; spores light, easily dispersed by wind 
Term
Reproduction of Club moss
Definition
Alternation by generation - sporophyte dominant stage
Term

Rabbit Foot Fern:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum
Genus

Definition

Eukarya

Plantae

Pteridophyta

Polypodium 

Term
Where does club moss live?
Definition
Forested areas
Term
Where does polypodium live?
Definition
Tropical forests
Term
How do mosses and ferns obtain energy?
Definition
Photosynthesis
Term
Adaptations of Pteridophyta
Definition
has rhizomes; spores light, easily dispersed by wind; vascular - macrophylls
Term
How does polypodium reproduce
Definition
Alternation by generation; sporophyte dominant stage
Term
Friends of Rabbit Foot Fern
Definition
Equisitem, Salvinia, Psilotum
Term
Are bryophyta, lycopodiophyta, pteridophyta:
    bisexual or unisexual
    vascular
    Sporophyte or gametophyte dominant
    Spore dispersal mechanism
    have water-carried sperm
    Seeds produced 
Definition
    uni   bi       bi
    no    yes    yes
    S.    G.        G.
    Wind    Wind    Wind
    Y    Y        Y
    N    N        N 
Term
Explain Alternation by Generation
Definition
Two Generations: Sporophyte (diploid), Gametophyte (haploid);
Term
What 3 features are present in all members of Kingdom Plantae?
Definition

1. Alternation by Generation

2. Gametangia and sporangia with multicellular walls

3. embryos nourished and protected by gametophyte

Term
What links green algae to kingdom plantae?
Definition
Oogamy - large non-motile egg, fertilized by a small (usually motile) sperm; have chlorphyll A and B; store sugars in the form of starch within their chloroplast
Term
What are the male and female gametophytes?
Definition
Male - antheridium; Female - archegonium
Term
What are tracheids?
Definition
Specialized thick-walled, water-conducting cells; also contains specilaized food-conducting cells called sieve elements
Term

Spruce:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Plantae

Coniferophyta

Picea 

Term
Where does Picea live?
Definition
Boreal Forests
Term
Adaptations of Picea
Definition
Vascular; tracheids - provide support, allow plant to get tall, allows water to circulate through all of plant; well developed root system - allowing plant to gain water; pollen - dessication resistant, not as dependant on water, light, easily dispersed by wind - has wings/bladders to help carry it; cuticle - needle-like leaf, prevents water loss
Term
What are the names of the male and female cones in picea?
Definition
Male - Pollen Cone; Female - Ovule Cone
Term
Means of Reproduction for Coniferophyta
Definition
Alternation by generation - sporophyte dominant
Term
Friends of Picea
Definition
Cycad, gingko, pine, juniper
Term
What are angiosperms and gymnosperms?
Definition
Angiosperms - seeds are enclosed in fruit (e.g. lilium); gymnosperm - naked seeds (e.g. picea)
Term
What are the advantages of pollen and seeds?
Definition
Desiccation resistant; allow plant to exploit dry environment; free from water for external fertilization
Term
What is the definition of an evergreen?
Definition
A plant that doesn't shed their leaves at the end of the growing season (e.g. conifers)
Term

Lily:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Plantae

Athrophyta

Lilium 

Term
Where does lilium live
Definition
Grasslands, sloughs
Term
Adaptations of Lilium
Definition
Brightly colored petals - attracts pollinators; gives off nectar/pollen as a reward to pollinators; pollen - desiccation resistant, independant of water
Term
Means of Reproduction
Definition
Alternation by generation, sporophte dominant stage
Term
[image]
Definition

A.  Stigma

B.    Pistil

C.     Style

D.  Ovary 

E.   Petal

F.    Filament

G.   Stamen

 

Term
What are the two main groups of angiosperms?
Definition
Monocots and Dicots
Term
What are the differences between moncots and dicots?
Definition

Monocots - 1 cotyledon in embry

Dicots - 2 cotyledons

Monocots - vertically veined leaves

Dicots - veins branched out

Monocots # of flowering parts - 3 or multiples of 3

Dicots # of flower parts - 2, 5 or multiples of 2, 5

Moncots - scattered vascular bundels

Dicots - arranged vascular bundles

Monocots - fibrous root system

Dicots - tap root system 

Term
What are anthers composed of and how many?
Definition
Made up of four microsporangia
Term
What attaches the ovule to the placenta?
Definition
The funiculus
Term
[image]
Definition

A - Placenta

B - Fruit Wall

C - Locule

D - Seed

 

Term

Characteristics of Coniferophyta and Anthrophyta:

Vascual Tissue present

Dominant Generation

Pollen Dispersal Mechanism

Uni or Bisexual Gametes

Water-carried Sperm

Seeds Produced 

Definition

Yes           Yes

Sporophyte    Sporophyte

 Air/wind        Insects

Uni            Uni

No            No

Cones        Fruit 

 

 

Term

Sponge:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Animalia

Porifera

Grantia 

Term
Habitat of Porifera
Definition
Lives in marine environments
Term
How does Grantia obtain energy?
Definition
Filter-feeder: spongocoel contains flagella which beat water, drawing in tiny particles and organisms
Term
What are sponge's adaptations
Definition
Spongin and spicules - make them relatively indigestible and produce a noxious substance; spongocoel
Term
How does Grantia reproduce?
Definition
Hermaphroditic (produces both male and female gamete); sperm released, swim to egg, fertilize, resulting embryo is a flagellate larva, which swims, then settles to develop new colony
Term
Friends of Porifera?
Definition
Spongilla
Term
Type of Symmetry of Sponges?
Definition
No symmetry
Term

Coelenterate:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Animalia

Cnidaria

Hydra 

Term
Cnidaria's habitat?
Definition
Sloughs, streams and lakes
Term
Hydra's symmetry and body plan
Definition
Radially symmetrical, diploblastic acoelomate
Term
Adaptations of Hydra
Definition
Tentacles - push prey into mouth; nematocysts - capture and immobilize prey; able to shrink to small size rapidly (enables escape from predators)
Term
How does Cnidaria obtain energy?
Definition
Uses tentacles to push prey into mouth, endoderm secretes enzyme into gastrovascular cavity for extracellular digestion
Term
How does coelenterate reproduce?
Definition
Polyp produces both ovaries and testes along its body; produces gametes which fuse to produce new generation; also asexually - budding (no medusa stage)
Term
Friends of Hydra
Definition
Sea Anemone, Coral
Term

Flatworm:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Animalia

Platyhelminthes

Planaria 

Term
Habitat of Planaria
Definition
Freshwater
Term
How does Platyhelminthes obtain energy?
Definition
Scavenger - carnivore - eats small aquatic animals; food particles sucked up through mouth/anus
Term
Adaptations of Planaria
Definition
Auricles - on side of head - sensitive to chemical and tactile stimuli; eye spots - sensitive to light; mesoderm - allows formation of muscle cells - enables more directed locomotion, functions as an internal hydrostatic skeleton; has a retractable pharynx
Term
Means of Reproduction of Planaria
Definition
Sexual - cross-fertilization
Term
What type of skeleton do planaria and hydra have
Definition
hydrostatic
Term
Friends of Planaria
Definition
Clonorchus; taenia
Term
Body plan and symmetry of Planaria
Definition
Bilaterally symmetrical; triploblastic acoelomate
Term

Vinegar Eel:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Animalia

Nematoda

Turbatrix 

Term
Habitat of Turbatrix
Definition
Rotting fruit and vegetables
Term
How does Nematoda obtain energy?
Definition
Eats the bacteria and fungi in rotting fruit and vegetables
Term
Adaptations of Vinegar Eel
Definition
Hydrostatic skeleton; tubular digestive system; coelom - muscles contract to produce whip-like motion
Term
How does turbatrix move?
Definition
Whip-like motion - longitudinal muscles contract against coelom on opposite sides of body to produce a thrashing motion
Term
Body plan and symmetry of Vinegar Eel
Definition
Bilaterally Symmetrical; Triploblastic pseudocoelomate
Term
How does turbatrix reproduce?
Definition
Male and female gametes produced by seperate sexes, fuse to from zygote
Term
Type of Skeleton of Vinegar Eel
Definition
Hydrostatic
Term
[image]
Definition

A. Mouth

B. Intestine

C. Anus 

Term
Friends of Turbatrix
Definition
C. Elegans, Enterobius, Ascarius
Term

Earthworm:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum
Genus

Definition

Eukarya

Animalia

Annelida

Lumbricus 

Term
Habitat of Lumbricus
Definition
Moist terrestrial environment (soil, etc.)
Term
How does Annelida gain energy?
Definition
Detritivore - feeds on decaying leaves, etc.
Term
Adaptations of Lumbricus
Definition
True Coelom; segmented - allows worm to effectively use contrcation of muscles to move; protective cuticle; respires through skin; setae - provide traction when the earthworm moves through burrow
Term
How does lumbricus move?
Definition
Contracts muscles against coelom - longitudinal - makes it shorter; circuler - makes it longer
Term
How does Lumbricus reproduce?
Definition
They are hermaphroditic - two worms mate - exchange sperm with each other, and store later for egg laying; clitellum involved in sexual reproduction
Term
What kind of digestive system does Annelida have?
Definition
Tubular digestive system
Term
[image]
Definition

A   Crop

B   Esophagus

C   Seminal Vesicles

D    Hearts

E    don't have to know  

F   pharynx

G   Gizzard

H   Seminal Receptacles

 

Term
Body Plan and Symmetry of Annelida
Definition
triploblastic coelomate; bilaterally symmetrical
Term
Body plan and symmetry of turbatrix
Definition
triploblastic pseudocoelomate; bilaterally symmetrical
Term

Snail:

Domain
Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Animalia

Mollusca 

Ampullaria

 

Term
Habitat of Snail
Definition
Freshwater
Term
[image]
Definition

A   Eye Spots

B    Tentacles

C    Mouth/Radula

D    Head

E    Foot

F    Shell 

Term
Adaptations of Ampullaria
Definition
Hard shell - provides protection; well developed head, tentacles and eyes; radula - scrape food off rocks; foot - moves using this
Term
How do Ampullaria reproduce
Definition
Sexually - sperm and egg fuse to create zygote
Term
Body plan and symmetry of Mollusca
Definition
Bilaterally symmetrical; triploblastic coelomate
Term
How does Ampullaria obtain its energy
Definition
Omnivore - algae, plants, detritus, decaying animals
Term

Starfish:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Animalia

Echinodermata

Pisaster 

Term
Where do Pisaster live
Definition
NW pacific ocean
Term
How do pisaster gain energy?
Definition
Use tubed feet to pry shells of animals apart; cardiac stomach then everts out and digests organism, digestive glasnds secrete enzymes to help digest food
Term
Adaptations of Pisaster
Definition
Tubed feet - allow to attach to things, withdraw them and protect with rows of spines; water vascular system - network of canals into each arm - facilitates collection and transport of food, locomotion and gas exchange; can survive loss of up to 1/3 of body fluids; madreporite - functions to keep the pressure within the water vascular system same as external envrionment; eyespot - sensitive to light
Term
Body plan and symmetry of pisaster
Definition
triploblastic coelomate; pentiradially symmetrical
Term
Means of reproduction of pisaster
Definition
sperm and egg fuse to form larvae; larvae are bilaterally symmetrical
Term
Pisaster's skeleton
Definition
Endoskeleton
Term
[image]
Definition

A MOUTH 

B  ARMS

C   SPINES

D  MADREPORITE

E  ANUS

 LEFT SIDE - ABORAL/dorsal

RIGHT SIDE - BORAL/ventral 

Term

Crayfish:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Animalia

 Anthropoda

Cambarus 

Term
Habitat of Cambarus
Definition
Freshwater
Term

How does it obtain energy?

 

Definition
Uses maxillapeds and maxilla to break up food particles; mandible to cut/grind food; detritivore; predator - eats small aquatic animals
Term
Adaptations of Cambarus
Definition
Segmented body - pair of appendages on each segment; jointed - allows movement; tail fan - allows to swim backward (can quickly escape predators); cheliped - large claw for defense; antennae - sensitive to chemical and tactile stimulie; molting - sheds exoskeleton, regrows another - how it grows
Term
Means of Reproduction for Crayfish
Definition
Seperate sexes - produce eggs and sperm; gonopods are appendages which are modified fo sperm transfer during mating; pleopods in females carry eggs and newly hatched young
Term
[image]
Definition

A    Antennae

B    Cheliped - claw at end

C    Head

D    Abdomen 

E    Telson

F    Maxillipeds

G    Maxillae

H    Uropods (E+ H = Tail fan)

Term
Friends of Crayfish
Definition
Spider, tick, centipede, grasshopper, shrimp
Term
Body plan and Symmetry of Cambarus
Definition
Triploblastic Coelomate and Bilaterally Symmetrical
Term

Perch:

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Genus 

Definition

Eukarya

Animalia

Chordata 

Perca 

Term
Habitat of Perca
Definition
Freshwater and marine environments
Term
Adaptations of Perca
Definition
Notochord; post-anal tail; dorso-hollow nerve cord; noto cord; bony scales - protection; mouth - upper and lower jaws; sense organs - eyes, internal ears (balance and hearing), 2 pairs nostrils (smell and chemical change)
Term
Type of skeleton of Cambarus
Definition
Exoskeleton
Term
Type of skeleton of perca
Definition
axial skeleton
Term
Means of reproduction of perca
Definition
Seperate sexes - sperm fertilizes egg to create zygote
Term
[image]
Definition
A    Nostrils
B    Dorsal Fin
C    Anal Fin
D    Pelvic Fin
E    Gills
F    Tail Fin
G    Mouth
H    Lateral line
I    Pectoral Fins
J    Gill Cover 
Term
Friends of Perca
Definition
Amphioxus, minnow, shark, newt, bird, mammal
Term
For Fish, Amphibia, Reptiles, Mammal, Birds 
 
Type of Locomtion;Type of Respiration; # of Heart Chambers; Type of Skin; Ectothermic or Endo; Type of Fertilization; Development of Young 
Definition
Fish - Axial; Gills; 2; scaly; ecto; external; water
Amphibia - Axial/Appendicular; moist skin, mouth cavity, lungs; 3; ecto; external; water
Reptiles - Mostly Appendicular, some axial; lungs; 3 or 4; Dry, scaly; Ecto; Internal; Land
Mammals - Appendicular; Lungs; 4; Hairy; Endo; Internal; land
Bird - Appendicular; lungs; 4; feathery; Endo; internal; land
Term

What is the lateral line system in perca

 

Definition
Detects pressure waves and currents in water - informs fish of displacement of water (fish can feel if something is coming beside it)
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