Level of classification in order: ◦ Kingdom ◦ Phylum ◦ Class ◦ Order ◦ Family ◦ Genus ◦ Species
Dichotomous Key- the chart with many choices that guides you to the name of the thing you want to identify. Genus-a subdivision of family Domain- the broadest level of classification Classification- to organize living things in similar groups. Species- the name that identifies a unique organism
Kingdom Animalia-Made up of many cells and do not make their own food. Examples: Canary, sea star Kingdom Plantae-made of many cells and uses sunlight to make their food. Example: Moss Kingdom Fungi-feeds on dead or decaying material. Examples: yeast, mushroom Kingdom Protista- classified whether they look like plants, animals or fungi. Example: Euglena Kingdom Bacteria- single-celled and can be useful. Kingdom Archaea- single celled and can live in extreme environments. Example: Sulfolobus
Nonvascular plants- are the simplest of plants that grow in moist and damp places. Vascular plants- have vascular tissue that allows them to move water, nutrients and sugar across long distances. Spore- is a single reproductive cell that can grow into a whole new plant. Mosses and ferns are examples of plants that grow from spores.
Some plants grow from seeds not spores. Seeds have an advantage over spores: Spores needs to stay moist and sprout soon after being released, seeds do not. A seed has a protective covering that allows it to stay in the environment for a long time. Plants that do not produce seeds in flowers are called gynosperms. Cone-producing plants called conifers are the most common gynosperm. Angiosperms are plants that produce seeds in flowers. This makes up about 85% of the plants.
Flowers have both male and female parts. The male part called the anther produce pollen grains which produce sperm. The female parts include the stigma and the ovary and contain the eggs in the ovules. Pollination-when an animal moving from flower to flower transfers pollen to the stigma of these flowers.
Germinate- start to grow