Phyla
Phylum of flower-making plants
Anthophyta
biology
Ferns are vascular or nonvascular
Vascular
This language is used in the scientific naming of living things.
Latin
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what does the K stand for?
kingdom
Phylum of "wing plants" such as ferns
Pterophyta
the study of plants
botany
Vascular plants have tubes called _______ that transport water up the plant.
xylem
Angiosperm means ____ _____
seed container
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what does the S stand for?
species
Phylum of "moss plants"
Bryophyta
astronauts who study living things
astrobiologist
Vascular plants have tubes called _______ that transport sugars down the plant.
phloem
Gymnosperm means _____ _____
uncovered seed
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what does the P stand for?
Phylum
Phylum of cone-bearing plants
Coniferophyta
central leaf vein that is thicker than the rest
midrib
Moss is vascular or nonvascular
nonvascular
Ferns have "spore containers" called
sporangia
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what does the entire mnemonic stand for?
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
naming of living things using two names
Vascular
Explain why latin is often used in scientific naming.
It's a dead language, so it never changes.
The smallest 2 groups in taxonomy make up the scientific name of the organism. What are they?
genus and species