Unit 9 Reflection

      In this unit we learned about evolution. We learned that taxonomy is the study of naming and classifying organisms. Phylogeny is the evolutionary history and relationships of a species using taxonomy. The order is Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species. Archea live near hydrothermal vents, hot springs, digestive tracts of animals, and marshes. Chemoheterotrophs are heterotrophic bacteria that take in organic molecules. Photoautotrophs use light to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbon compounds. Chemoautotrophs use energy directly from chemical reactions involving ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, nitrites, sulfur, or iron.
      Viruses are not cells.They are a very small infectious particle consisting of nucleic acid enclosed in a protein coat and, in some cases, a membranous envelope. Bryophyta are mosses. They are the most common seedless nonvascular plants. Pterophyta are ferns. The vascular system allows them to get off the fround resulting in more photosynthesis. The roots allow absorption of water and nutrients. The leaves allow for more photosynthesis. Gymnosperms are cone bearing plants. Angiosperms are flowering plants. There are two major types of Angiosperms. Monocots and Dicots. Monocots have a single seed leaf. The leaf veins are usually parallel. The flower parts are usually in multiples of three. The bundles of vascular tissue are scattered in the stem. Dicots have two seed leaves. Leaf veins are usually netlike. Flower parts are usually in multiples of four or five. They have bundles of vascular tissue in rings in stem.
     Fungal cell walls are made of chitin. Plant cell walls are made of cellulose. There are sac fungi which form a reproductive sac. Yeasts are single-celled sac fungi. Animals are diverse but share common characteristics. 97% of all animal species are invertebrates. Sponges and cnidarians are the simplest animals.Flatworms, mollusks, and annelids belong to closely related phyla.



This is my presentation on cats:

What on Earth Evolved: Cats presentation



this picture shows the difference between dicots and monocots
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