Classification of Organisms

Flashcards about the five kingdom classification system, plantae, algae, bryophytes, tracheophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperm, and angiosperm.

What organisms are included in the Kingdom Monera?

Microscopic, single-celled organisms with a cell wall and no proper nucleus.

What organisms are included in the Kingdom Protista?

Single-celled organisms with a well-formed nucleus.

What organisms are included in the Kingdom Fungi?

Multicellular organisms with a network (mycelium) of fine threads called hyphae, feeding on dead and decaying matter.

What organisms are included in the Kingdom Plantae?

Multicellular eukaryotes with a cellulose cell wall and chlorophyll, capable of photosynthesis.

What organisms are included in the Kingdom Animalia?

Multicellular eukaryotes with special organs for locomotion, heterotrophic in nature with a nervous system and sense organs.

What type of plants are included in the plant kingdom?

Eukaryotic, multicellular photosynthetic green plants that may be vascular or non-vascular, flowering or non-flowering.

What are algae?

Simple green plants, unicellular or multicellular, found in marine and fresh water, that can prepare their own food due to chlorophyll but lack differentiation into roots, stems, and leaves.

What are bryophytes?

Plants that grow in moist places, have stems and leaves but no roots, utilize rhizoids to absorb water, and require water for fertilization, known as the amphibians of the plant kingdom.

What characterizes tracheophytes?

Developed plants present with well-developed conducting tissues (xylem and phloem).

What are pteridophytes?

Developed non-flowering plants that bear roots, stems, and leaves, but do not contain seeds and flowers, and possess vascular bundles (xylem and phloem).

What are gymnosperms?

Cone-bearing plants with naked seeds not enclosed in fruits, often with needle-shaped leaves.

What are angiosperms?

Plants that bear flowers, fruits, and seeds enclosed inside fruits and are the most developed among the plantae.

What is taxonomy?

Branch of biology, which deals with the identification, classification and nomenclature of organisms based on resemblances and differences in their morphology.

What is nomenclature?

Refers to the process of assigning a proper or scientific name to all the living organisms to easily distinguish them from one another.

What is binomial system of nomenclature?

The process of assigning two names to an organism, where the first is generic name and second is specific name