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Pterophyta
Common Name: ferns, horse tails-seedless vascular plants
TERM 2
Coniferophyta
DEFINITION 2
Common Name:conifers-vascular seed plants-also called
gymnosperms
TERM 3
Anthophyta
DEFINITION 3
Common Name: flowering plants-vascular with seeds-also
called angiosperms-flowers are specialized structures for
sexual reproduction.
TERM 4
Zygomycota
DEFINITION 4
Common Name:zygomycetes
TERM 5
Glomeromycota
DEFINITION 5
Common Name:glomeromycetes
Ascomycota
Common Name: sac fungi
TERM 7
Basidomycota
DEFINITION 7
Common Name:club fungi
TERM 8
Porifera
DEFINITION 8
Common Name:sponges
TERM 9
Cnidaria
DEFINITION 9
Common Name:
TERM 10
Hydrozoa
DEFINITION 10
Common Name:hydroids
Mollusca
Common Name:
TERM 17
Polyplacophora
DEFINITION 17
Common Name:chitons
TERM 18
Gastropoda
DEFINITION 18
Common Name:slugs & snails
TERM 19
Bivalvia
DEFINITION 19
Common Name:clams, mussels, oysters etc.
TERM 20
Cephalopoda
DEFINITION 20
Common Name:squid, octopus
Arthropoda
Common Name:
TERM 22
Cheliceriforme
DEFINITION 22
Common Name:spiders, scorpions, ticks etc.
TERM 23
Myriapoda
DEFINITION 23
Common Name:millipedes, centipedes
TERM 24
Hexapoda
DEFINITION 24
Common Name:insects
TERM 25
Crustacea
DEFINITION 25
Common Name:crab, crayfish, lobster, shrimp etc.
Petromyzontida
Common Name:lamprey
TERM 32
Chondrichthyes
DEFINITION 32
Common Name:sharks, rays
TERM 33
Sarcopterygii
DEFINITION 33
Common Name:lobed finned fish
TERM 34
Actinopterygii
DEFINITION 34
Common Name:ray-finned fish
TERM 35
Amphibia
DEFINITION 35
Common Name:salamander, newt
Reptilia
Common Name:crocodile, snake, turtle, lizard, bird
TERM 37
Mammalia
DEFINITION 37
Common Name:platypus, echidnas, marsupials, placental
mammals, lemurs, monkeys, apes, primates with opposable
thumbs, bipedal primates with big brains.
TERM 38
Bryophyta
DEFINITION 38
non-vascular seedless plants
