Diversity concept map

Prokaryotes

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Domainlack nucleus and other membrane bound organellesDNA is found in center of cell, called nucleoidcell wall is extra layer of protectioncell wall prevents dehydration

Archae

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Domaincontain no nucleuslack membrane bound organellesunicellularshapes consist of rods, cones, plates and coil

Archaebacteria

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KingdomAbility to survive extreme conditionscapable of methanogenesisUnicellular

Pyrolobus fumarii

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coccus

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ClassRound shaped

Micrococcus luteus

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Bacteria

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Domaincontain no nucleuslack membrane bound organellesunicellularshapes consist of rods, cones, plates and coil

Eubacteria

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Kingdom99 percent of all ProkaryotesUnicellularChromosome is circular

Spirochetes

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ClassSpiral shaped

Leptospira interrogans

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Bacillus

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ClassRod shaped

Paenibacillus macerans

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Eukaryotes

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Domainare bigger than prokaryotic cellshave a true nucleusmembrane bound organellesnucleus houses DNA

Eukarya

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DomainContain nucleusContain membrane bound organelles

Protista

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KingdomAll protists are aquaticcomplex cells with many organelles move using pseudopods, cilia, or flagella can reproduce asexually or sexually

Sarcodina

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Phylum live in fresh and salt waterreproduce sexual and asexual by binary fissionhave Pseudopodsslow movingengulf their prey by wrapping extensions of the cell around the potential food

Ameoba proteus

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ciliates

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Phylumlive in fresh and salt waterreproduce sexual by conjugation and asexual by binary fissionsurrounded by tiny hair like projections that beat like the oar of a boat propelling organisms through watercilia are also used to propel and direct food toward mouth opening

Paramecium caudatum

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Zooflagellates

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Phylumlive in water or within another organismreproduce asexually and sexually move by beating a long whip like flagella

Trypanosoma gambiense

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Sporozoan

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Phylumlive lives in the gut of a female mosquitoreproduce sexually They rely on other organisms to distribute them

Plasmodium

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Rhodophyta

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Phyluma few live in freshwater but mostly inhabit marine low tidal zonesreproduce sexual and asexualare non motilemore than 5200 species of rhodophytes

Red Algae

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Dinoflagellates

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Phylum plant like protist

Lingulodinium polyedra

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Euglenoids

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Phylumlive in freshwater ponds and streamsreproduce asexually euglenoid movement single-celled microorganism that have both animal and plant characteristics

Euglena

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Acellular Slime Molds

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PylumFungi like protistdigesting food externally and then absorbing it

Red rasberry slime mold

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Cellular Slime Molds

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PhylumFungi like protistdigesting food externally and then absorbing it

Dictyostelium discoideum

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Fungi

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KingdomMost fungi are said to be filamentousFungi can live in many habitats including the arctic, tropical rain forest, fresh and salt water. However, most fungi live in soilFungi are not able to produce their own food as plants doFungi are said to be Saprotrophessecrete special digestive enzymes

Zygomycota

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Phylumcommon molds

Black Bread Mold

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Chytridiomycota

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Phylummost are found in freshwater or wet soilsMost are parasites of algae and animals or live on organic debris

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

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Ascomycota

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PhylumMushrooms

Chestnut blight

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Basidiomycota

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Phylumfilamentous fungicomposed of hyphaespecies reproduce sexually with a club-shaped spore-bearing organ

Death cap

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Deuteromycota

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Phylum all members reproduce by means of special spores known as conidia

Hyphomycetes

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Animalia

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Kingdommulticellularmitochondria rely on other organisms for their nourishmentdevelop from embryosanimals can regenerate or grow back missing parts

Porifera

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Phylum multicellular organisms which are sessile/sedentaryBody is cylindrical, asymmetrical or has radial symmetry lack cell wallsproduce sperm cellslack true tissues and organs

Calcarea

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classspicules made out of calcium carbonate

Clathrina clathrus

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Hexactinellida

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classdeep sea spongeslack an epidermal coveringtheir skeletons are composed of spicules of silicapale in color and are cup or basket shaped

Venus' flower basket

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Cnideria

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Phylumaquaticall have tentacles with stinging cells called nematocystsused for catching preyhave two body layersseparated by a jelly-like layer called the mesogleamost have radial symmetry

Anthoza

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classMouth surrounded by tentacles with nematocysts

Giant Green Anemone

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Hydrozoa

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classInternal space for digestion is the gastrovascular cavityExoskeleton of chitinPresence of stinging cells called CnidocytesGastrovascular cavity has one opening, the mouth

Hydra oligactis

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Scyphozoa

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classare diploblasticThey have nematocysts

Lion's mane jellyfish

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Cubozoa

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class box-shaped medusa

Chironex fleckeri

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Mollusca

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Phylum They are bilaterally symmetricalThey are triploblasticThe body is soft and unsegmentedBody is divisible into three regionsBody is covered by a mantle and shell

Gastropods

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classhave a muscular foot which is used for locomotion in most speciesconcentration of nervous tissue 

Burgundy snail

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Bivalves

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classcontain valves a protective shell

Blue mussel

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Cephalopods

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classfoot has developed into a set of arms or tentaclessquirt ink when threatened

Chambered nautilus

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Annelids

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Phylum long and segmented body bilaterally symmetricalThey are triploblasticbody is covered with a thin cuticleThey are coelomate

Oligochaeta

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class tubular bodies

Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri

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Hirudinea

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classcaudal attachment suckerfused genital poresabsence of chaetae

Medicinal leech

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Polychaeta

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classleg like parapodia with spiny bristles sticking out

Alitta succinea

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Arthropods

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PhylumExoskeletons made of chitinHighly developed sense organs (antenna) Jointed limbsSegmented bodiesVentral nervous systemBilateral symmetry

Crustaceans

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Sub PhylaA hard exoskeleton made of calciumThe head has two compound eyestwo pairs of antennaeand three pairs of mouthpartsA pair of green glands excrete wastes near the base of antennae

Maxillopodsa

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Class5 head 10 trunk segmentsabdominal segments typically lack appendages

Armillifer armillatus

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Malacostraca

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Classhead has 6 segmentsPossess antennulesantennae and mouth partssessile eyes

Cambarus diogenes

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Ostracoda

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ClassA transverse adductor muscle

Eucypris virens

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Brachiopoda

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ClassBody cavity a true coelomBilaterally symmetricalbody possesses a U-shaped gut with or without an anusBody enclosed in a pair of shells

Branchinecta paludosa

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Trilobitomorpha

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Sub Phylasegmented body regions organized into cephalon, thorax and pygidiumBody CavityBody Covering

trilobita

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Classbody cylindrical or slightly flattened

Phacops rana

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Hexapods

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Sub Phylathree body segments consolidating to form the thoraxmore than three pairs of legs

Insecta

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Classthree main body segmentshead, thorax and abdomenhave six legspairs of wings and specialized mouth parts

Monarch butterfly

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Entognatha

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Classwingless mouthparts are entognathous

Protura

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Chelicerate

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Sub Phylatwo body segmentssix pairs of appendagesno mandibles and no antennae

Arachnid

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Classhave paired, jointed appendages  that are attached to the main bodyhardened exoskeleton fused head and thorax, and an abdomen

Scorpiones

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Orderare winglesshave no antennae broad near the front and taper to a tail

Arizona bark scorpion

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Araneae

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Orderwingless and lack antennae have six or eight eyes and their bodies vary in size and shape pair of palpi by the mouth

Barn spider

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Acari

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Order four life cycle stagesegg, larva, nymph, and adult

Red spider mite

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Merostomata

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Classdark brown exoskeleton exoskeleton consists of three major parts

Xiphosura

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Pycnogonida

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Classhinged legsunusual proboscis

Sea spider

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Myriapods

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Sub PhylaMany pairs of legsTwo body sectionsOne pair of antennae on the headSimple eyesMandibles (lower jaw) and maxillae (upper jaw)Respiratory exchange occurring through a tracheal system

Chilopoda

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Classone pair of legs per body segmentThe first pair of legs is modified into venomous fangs

Scolopendra cingulata

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Pauropoda

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ClassEach time they molt, they grow another pair of legsThey don't have eyes or a heart

Stylopauropus brito

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Diplopoda

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Class have two pairs of legs per body segmentThe body is generally rounded

Illacme plenipes

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Symphyla

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Classthree pairs of mouth parts

Symphylella vulgaris

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Chordates

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PhylumThey are bilaterally symmetrical and triploblasticChordates are coelomatenotochorddorsal nerve cordpharyngeal slitspost-anal

Tunicata

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Sub Phylalarva that is free-swimmingexhibits all chordate characteristics

tunicate

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Cephalochordata

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Sub Phylamarine animalspossess elongated bodies notochord that extends the length of the bodydorsal hollow nerve cord

Branchiostoma lanceolatum

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Vertebrata

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Sub Phylanotochorddorsal hollow nerve cordpharyngeal slitspost anal tailvertebral column

Agnathans

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Super ClassJaws are absentPaired fins are generally absentskeleton is cartilaginous

Hagfish

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Gnathostomata

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Super ClassJaws are present also have teeth attached to large dermal bones

Chondricthyes

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Classcartilaginous endoskeletonskin covered by placoid scalesabsence of a bony operculumabsence of lungs

Basking shark

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Osteoicthyes

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ClassSkeleton more or less bonyvertebrae numerousSkin with mucous glandsPaired finsjaws presentMouth with many teethRespiration by gills

Australian lungfish

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Amphibia

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Classmoist, scaleless skincold bloodedabsorb water and undergo gas exchange through their skin

American bullfrog

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Reptilia

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Classbackboneproduce eggshard shelled eggshave scales or scutesectothermic or cold blooded

Ball python

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Aves

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Classspindle shaped bodyforelimbs modified for flyingepidermal covering of feathers and leg scalespresence of beak or billwell developed nervous system4 chambered heart

Emu

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Mammalia

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Classwarm bloodedhairy have mammary or milk producing glandsnourish their young ones with milk

Monotreme

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Grouphigh metabolic ratehair on their bodiessingle bone in their lower jawhave three middle ear bones

Short-beaked echidna

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Marsupials

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Groupyoung are carried in a pouchmarsupials

Koala

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Placental

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Groupexchange of nutrients and wastes between the blood of the mother and that of the fetus include all living mammals except marsupials and monotremes

Shrew

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carnivores

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Groupstrengthspeedkeen senses for huntingteeth and claws for capturing and tearing preydiet consist of only meat and other animals

Giant panda

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Primates

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Groupprehensile hands and feetfive digits on these appendagesopposable thumbsShoulders and Hipshave particularly flexible and limber shoulders and hip joints

Human

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Rodents

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Groupincisors in each jawincisors grow continuouslya large gap behind incisorsno canine teeth

Guinea pig

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Platyhelminthes

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Phylumflattenedbilateral symmetrytriploblastichave 3 germ layers no body cavity and are acoelomateBody is soft and unsegmented

Trematoda

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Classpresence of two suckers

Fasciola hepatica

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Cestoda

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ClassThe body consists of segments, each containing reproductive organsThe head, or scolex, has one or more hooked suckers for firm attachment to the host

Pork tapeworm

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Turbellaria

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Classreproduce by fissionmostly live in water either it be fresh or salt water

Girardia tigrina

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Nematodes

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PhylumTheir body is bilaterally symmetrical and triploblasticThey are cylindrical in shapeTheir body has a cavity or pseudocoelomThey are sexually dimorphic

Secernentea

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ClassExcretory system is tubularThree esophageal glands

Roundworm

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Adenophorea

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Classsimple non-tubular excretory systemhypodermal glands present

Mermis nigrescens

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Echinoderms

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Phylumexclusively marine animalslarval forms show bilateral symmetry and adult forms show radial symmetryThey are triploblasticThey have a true coelom

Echinoidea

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Classhave a globoid shapemove around on a large number of hydraulically powered tube feet

Pacific purple sea urchin

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Asteroidea

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Classflattened body shapeAdult is radially symetrical while the young is bilateralFreely mobileTube feet for locomotionRegenerative abilities

Forbes’ sea star

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Crinoidea

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ClassPossess a cup like body formbody position is in an upwardly erect directiontube feetBranching nervous systemWater vascular systemFive or more feathery arms

Elegant feather star

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Ophiuroidea

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Classcrawl across the sea floor using their flexible armshave five long, slender, whip-like arms

Ophiothrix fragilis

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Holothuroidea

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ClassLack armsBilaterally symmetricalSedimentary feedersBody surrounded by tube feetBranched tentacles surrounding mouth that are lined with modified water vascular system

Holothuria scabra

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Plantae

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Kingdomcontain photosynthetic pigment in plastidsnon motile and live anchored to a substrateReproduction is primarily asexual or sexualmulti cellular reproductive organs

Bryophytes

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Phylum Vascular tissues are absentreproductive  organs are multicellular and jacketed

Mosses

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Classmulticellular rhizoidroot like subterranean tissue

Polytrichum commune

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liverworts

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Class contain thallussingle celled rhizoids

Pellia endiviifolia

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Hornworts

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Classstore carbon dioxide (CO2) for later use in photosynthesis

Phaeoceros laevis

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Tracheophyta

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Phylum They have vascular systems in stems, roots and leavesdevelop pollen tubedevelop flower and fruitshave protected sporangia

club mosses

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Classreproduce sexually by sporeshave horizontal branching stems, both underground and above

Lycopodium annotinum

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Gymnosperms

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Classdo not have an outer covering or shell around their seedsThey do not produce flowersThey do not produce fruitsThey are pollinated by the wind and other natural ways

Paraná pine

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Angiosperms

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Classhave flowers at some stage in their lifehave stamenssmaller female reproductive parts have small pollen grains that spread genetic material from one flower to another

Monocots

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Sub Classseeds with a single cotyledonparallel-veined leavesscattered vascular bundles in the stem

Annual bluegrass

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Dicots

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Sub Classhas 2 cotyledon in their seedsTap rootopen vascular bundle

Common guava

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