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Monerans are single-celled organisms that have no nucleus or organelles.
Agrobacterium tumefaciens Rod-shaped
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Agrobacterium tumefaciens connect themselves to the cells of many different types of plants.
Micrococcus luteus
Cocci-shaped
Micrococcus luteus
Kingdom Protist: have nucleus and organelles, mostly single-celled organisms
A protozoan is any of a large group of single-celled, usually microscopic organisms with no cell walls.
Entamoeba histolytica
Entamoeba histolytica
Micrococcus luteus is found in dust, air, water, and humans' mouths.
Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan that causes a disease called amoebiasis.
It is found in tropical rainforests worldwide.
The common name is Montezuma's revenge.
Algae are plant-like and have cell walls and chlorlphyll.
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii
The green forms are the algae and the orange forms are other types of bacteria.
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii is a type of algae in tropical rainforests. Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii is found on bark and leaves.
Its common name is bluegreen algae.
Fungi are multi-celled, have no chlorophyll, and absorb nutrients.
Basidiomycota is a largesubdivision of the kingdom Fungi, where the spores are born on a basidium.
Phallus impudicus
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Phalleles
Family: Phallaceae
Genus: Phallus
species: impudicus Phallus impudicus lives on the ground of rainforests.
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pleurotaceae
Genus: Pleurotus
species: nidfformis
Common Name: Ghost Fungus Pleurotus nidfformis lives near the bottom of tree trunks in rain forests.
Plants are organisms that contain a cell wall, are multi-cellular, and produce their own food.
Agniosperm plants are the most diverse and abundant plants on earth.
Lawer Vine
The lawer vine can be found in disturbance areas in a subtropical rainforest.
Lawer vine
Scientific name:Calamus muelleri
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Traceophyta
Class: Agniosperm
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Calamus
Species: mulleri
Venus' Flytrap
Kindom: Plantae
Phlylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida - has net-veined leaves, and contains seeds that produce an embryo.
Order: Droserales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Dionaea
species: muscipula
Venus' flytraps live in humid areas.
Lycopodiophyta is a class of plants often referred to as the fern allies and include clubmosses.
Willdenow's spike moss
Willdenow's spike moss can be found on the grounds of the rainforest in Puerto Rico.
Willdenow's spike moss
Scientific name: Selaginella willdenowii
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Lycopodiophyta
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Selaginellales
Family: Selacinellaceae
Genus: Selaginella
Species: willdinowii
Polypodiophyta plants are a group of seedless ferns.
Staghorn fern
Staghorn ferns live on the bark of trees in the sunlight.
Staghorn fern
Staghorn ferns don't need soil to grow; they get their nutrients from the tree.
Scientific name: Platycerium bifurcatum
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Polypodiophyta
Class: Traceophyta
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Platycerium
Species: bifurcatum
Marattiopsida plants are flowerless, seedless vascular plants having roots, stems, and fronds and reproducing by spores.
King Fern
The king fern lives on the banks of dark rainforest streams.
King fern
The king fern can grow up to three meters long.
Scientific name: Todea barbara
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pteridophyta
Class: Marattiopsida
Order: Osmundales
Family: Osmundaceae
Genus: Todea
Species: barbara
Astrocaryum mexicanum
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida - contains plants with seeds that have parallel-shaped veins.
Order: Arecales
Family: Areceae
Genus: Astrocaryum
species: mexicanum
Common name: Choco Palm
Astrocaryum mexicanum lives in Mexico and Central America.
The phylum pinopsida includes conifers, which have needles instead of leaves, and have bare seeds.
Balsam fir
The balsam fir can be found in the western part of the Amazon Rainforest.
Balsam fir
Scientific name: Abies balsamia
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pinopsida
Class: Coniferophyta
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Species: balsamia
Dicranopteris pedata
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Filicopsida -any flowerless and seedless vascular plants.
Order: Filicales
Family: Gleicheniaceae
Genus: Dicranopteris
species: pedata
Dicranopteris pedata lives in tropical regions.
Ficus superba
Common Name: Cedar Fig
The Cedar Fig lives in tropical and subtropical areas.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida - has net-veined leaves, and contains seeds that produce an embryo.
Order: Urticales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
species: superba
Polytrichum strictum
Common Name: Polytrichum moss
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Bryophyta - non-vascular
Class: Bryopsida
Order: Polytrichales
Family: Polytrichaceae
Genus: Polytrichum
species: strictumPolytrichum strictum lives on rotting, wet tree stumps and on moist forest floor.
Alocasia brisbanensis
Common Name: Cunjevoi
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida - contains plants with seeds that have parallel-shaped veins
Order: Arales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Alocasia
species: brisbanensis
Alocasia brisbanensis is poisonous. It lives close to the ground in tropical rainforests.
Psilophyta is a phylum whose plants have a stem that has two interconnected forms.
Whisk fern
The whisk fern can be found on the ground in sunlight areas.
Whisk fern
Scientific name: Psilotum nudum
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Psilophyta
Class: Psilopsida
Order: Psilotales
Family: Psilotaceae
Genus: Psilotum
Species: nudum
Animals are multi-celled and they digest their food inside their body.
Invertebrates have no backbone or spinal chord.
The phylum Annelida includes segmented worms that have an opening for food, an opening for waste, a simple nervous system, a "brain", and 5 "hearts".
Common Earthworm
Common Earthworm
The common earthworm can be found buried under the soil.
Scientific name: Lumbricus terrestris
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Oligochaeta
Family: Lumbricidae
Genus: Lumbricus
Species: terrestris
The phylum Arthropoda includes invertebrates that have an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages.
Giant African Millipede
Giant African Millipede
The giant african millipede can be found scuttling around on trees, plants, and the ground.
Scientific name: Spirostreptus gigas
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Spirostreptida
Family: Spirostreptidae
Genus: Spirostreptus
Species: gigas
The phylum Mollusca includes invertebrates that have soft bodies or hard shells that have well-developed organ systems.
Banana Slug
Banana Slug
The banana slug crawls around on the leafs of plants and the rainforest floor.
Scientific name: Ariolimax columbianus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Noctuoidea
Genus: Ariolimax
Species: columbianus
Vertebrates have a spinal chord and/or backbone.
The class Aves are mammals who are winged, endothermic, vertebrate animals that lay eggs.
Brown Kiwi Bird
Brown Kiwi Bird
The brown kiwi bird lives in burrows on the north island of New Zealand.
Scientific name: Apteryx mantelli
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Struthioniformes
Family: Struthionidae
Genus: Apteryx
Species: mantelli
The class Reptilia includes mammals which are cold-blooded, air-breathing, and have either scales or scutes.
Blue-Tonged Skink
Blue-Tounged Skink
The blue-tonged skink crawls on the ground.
Scientific name: Tiliqua scincoides
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Tiliqua
Species: scincoides
Osteichthyes fish are bony fish that include the ray-finned and lobe-finned fish.
Black-Spot Piranha
Black-Spot Piranha
The black-spot piranha swims in the Amazon River.
Scientific name: Pygocentrus cariba
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Chariciformes
Family: Charadicae
Genus: Pygocentrus
Species: cariba
The class mammalia includes endotherms, which have a consistant blood temperature. Mammals have lungs, advanced nervous systems and brains, and they give live birth. They are also warm blooded.
Mentawai Gibbon
The Mentawai Gibbon lives in tropical rainforests in Asia.
Scientific name: Hylobates klossii
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hylobatidae
Genus: Hylobates
species: klossii
Amphibians are cold blooded.
Triturus helveticus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Triturus
species: helveticus
Triturus helveticus lives in forests near mosses.
The phylum Anthropoda include invertebrates that have an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages.
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
Common Name: Pipevine Swallowtail
Scientific Name: Battus philenor
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Anthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Battus
species: philenor Battus philenor lives on the border of tropical rainforests.
The class mammalia includes endotherms, which have a consistant blood temperature, Mammals have lungs, advanced nervous systems and brains, and they give live birth. They are also warm blooded.
Okapia johnstoni
Common Name: Okapi
Scientific Name: Okapia johnstoni
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Okapia
species: johnstoni
The okapi lives in Congo, Africa.
Caenorhabditis elegans
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda - has two openings. One for food, and the other for waste.
Welcome to Eleni K. and Alexander M.'s Facts Page!
Monerans are single-celled organisms that have no nucleus or organelles.
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Rod-shaped
Agrobacterium tumefaciens connect themselves to the cells of many different types of plants.
Micrococcus luteus
Cocci-shaped
Kingdom Protist: have nucleus and organelles, mostly single-celled organisms
A protozoan is any of a large group of single-celled, usually microscopic organisms with no cell walls.
Entamoeba histolytica
Micrococcus luteus is found in dust, air, water, and humans' mouths.
Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan that causes a disease called amoebiasis.
It is found in tropical rainforests worldwide.
The common name is Montezuma's revenge.
Algae are plant-like and have cell walls and chlorlphyll.
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii
The green forms are the algae and the orange forms are other types of bacteria.
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii is a type of algae in tropical rainforests.Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii is found on bark and leaves.
Its common name is bluegreen algae.
Fungi are multi-celled, have no chlorophyll, and absorb nutrients.
Basidiomycota is a large subdivision of the kingdom Fungi, where the spores are born on a basidium.
Phallus impudicus
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Phalleles
Family: Phallaceae
Genus: Phallus
species: impudicus Phallus impudicus lives on the ground of rainforests.
Its common name is Stinkhorn Fungi.
Ascomycota: cup-shaped
Common name: Cup Fungi
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Ascomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Pyronemataceae
Genus: Scutellinia
Species: scutellata
Scientific name: Scutellinia scutellata
Zygomycota: thread-like spore at end of filament
Common name: Bread mold fungus
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Zygomycota
Class: Zygomycetes
Order: Mucorales
Family: Mucoraceae
Genus: Rhizopus
Species: stolonifer
Scientific name: Rhizopus stolonifer
Pleurotus nidfformis
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pleurotaceae
Genus: Pleurotus
species: nidfformis
Common Name: Ghost Fungus
Pleurotus nidfformis lives near the bottom of tree trunks in rain forests.
Plants are organisms that contain a cell wall, are multi-cellular, and produce their own food.
Agniosperm plants are the most diverse and abundant plants on earth.
Lawer Vine
The lawer vine can be found in disturbance areas in a subtropical rainforest.
Scientific name: Calamus muelleri
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Traceophyta
Class: Agniosperm
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Calamus
Species: mulleri
Venus' Flytrap
Kindom: Plantae
Phlylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida - has net-veined leaves, and contains seeds that produce an embryo.
Order: Droserales
Family: Droseraceae
Genus: Dionaea
species: muscipula
Venus' flytraps live in humid areas.
Lycopodiophyta is a class of plants often referred to as the fern allies and include clubmosses.
Willdenow's spike moss
Willdenow's spike moss can be found on the grounds of the rainforest in Puerto Rico.
Scientific name: Selaginella willdenowii
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Lycopodiophyta
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Selaginellales
Family: Selacinellaceae
Genus: Selaginella
Species: willdinowii
Polypodiophyta plants are a group of seedless ferns.
Staghorn fern
Staghorn ferns live on the bark of trees in the sunlight.
Staghorn ferns don't need soil to grow; they get their nutrients from the tree.
Scientific name: Platycerium bifurcatum
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Polypodiophyta
Class: Traceophyta
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Platycerium
Species: bifurcatum
Marattiopsida plants are flowerless, seedless vascular plants having roots, stems, and fronds and reproducing by spores.
King Fern
The king fern lives on the banks of dark rainforest streams.
The king fern can grow up to three meters long.
Scientific name: Todea barbara
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pteridophyta
Class: Marattiopsida
Order: Osmundales
Family: Osmundaceae
Genus: Todea
Species: barbara
Astrocaryum mexicanum
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida - contains plants with seeds that have parallel-shaped veins.
Order: Arecales
Family: Areceae
Genus: Astrocaryum
species: mexicanum
Common name: Choco Palm
Astrocaryum mexicanum lives in Mexico and Central America.
The phylum pinopsida includes conifers, which have needles instead of leaves, and have bare seeds.
Balsam fir
The balsam fir can be found in the western part of the Amazon Rainforest.
Scientific name: Abies balsamia
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pinopsida
Class: Coniferophyta
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Abies
Species: balsamia
Dicranopteris pedata
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Filicopsida -any flowerless and seedless vascular plants.
Order: Filicales
Family: Gleicheniaceae
Genus: Dicranopteris
species: pedata
Dicranopteris pedata lives in tropical regions.
Ficus superba
Common Name: Cedar Fig
The Cedar Fig lives in tropical and subtropical areas.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida - has net-veined leaves, and contains seeds that produce an embryo.
Order: Urticales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
species: superba
Polytrichum strictum
Common Name: Polytrichum moss
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Bryophyta - non-vascular
Class: Bryopsida
Order: Polytrichales
Family: Polytrichaceae
Genus: Polytrichum
species: strictum Polytrichum strictum lives on rotting, wet tree stumps and on moist forest floor.
Alocasia brisbanensis
Common Name: Cunjevoi
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida - contains plants with seeds that have parallel-shaped veins
Order: Arales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Alocasia
species: brisbanensis
Alocasia brisbanensis is poisonous. It lives close to the ground in tropical rainforests.
Psilophyta is a phylum whose plants have a stem that has two interconnected forms.
Whisk fern
The whisk fern can be found on the ground in sunlight areas.
Scientific name: Psilotum nudum
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Psilophyta
Class: Psilopsida
Order: Psilotales
Family: Psilotaceae
Genus: Psilotum
Species: nudum
Animals are multi-celled and they digest their food inside their body.
Invertebrates have no backbone or spinal chord.
The phylum Annelida includes segmented worms that have an opening for food, an opening for waste, a simple nervous system, a "brain", and 5 "hearts".
Common Earthworm
The common earthworm can be found buried under the soil.
Scientific name: Lumbricus terrestris
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Oligochaeta
Family: Lumbricidae
Genus: Lumbricus
Species: terrestris
The phylum Arthropoda includes invertebrates that have an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages.
Giant African Millipede
The giant african millipede can be found scuttling around on trees, plants, and the ground.
Scientific name: Spirostreptus gigas
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Spirostreptida
Family: Spirostreptidae
Genus: Spirostreptus
Species: gigas
The phylum Mollusca includes invertebrates that have soft bodies or hard shells that have well-developed organ systems.
Banana Slug
The banana slug crawls around on the leafs of plants and the rainforest floor.
Scientific name: Ariolimax columbianus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Noctuoidea
Genus: Ariolimax
Species: columbianus
Vertebrates have a spinal chord and/or backbone.
The class Aves are mammals who are winged, endothermic, vertebrate animals that lay eggs.
Brown Kiwi Bird
The brown kiwi bird lives in burrows on the north island of New Zealand.
Scientific name: Apteryx mantelli
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Struthioniformes
Family: Struthionidae
Genus: Apteryx
Species: mantelli
The class Reptilia includes mammals which are cold-blooded, air-breathing, and have either scales or scutes.
Blue-Tonged Skink
The blue-tonged skink crawls on the ground.
Scientific name: Tiliqua scincoides
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Tiliqua
Species: scincoides
Osteichthyes fish are bony fish that include the ray-finned and lobe-finned fish.
Black-Spot Piranha
The black-spot piranha swims in the Amazon River.
Scientific name: Pygocentrus cariba
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Chariciformes
Family: Charadicae
Genus: Pygocentrus
Species: cariba
The class mammalia includes endotherms, which have a consistant blood temperature. Mammals have lungs, advanced nervous systems and brains, and they give live birth. They are also warm blooded.
Mentawai Gibbon
The Mentawai Gibbon lives in tropical rainforests in Asia.
Scientific name: Hylobates klossii
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hylobatidae
Genus: Hylobates
species: klossii
Amphibians are cold blooded.
Triturus helveticus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Triturus
species: helveticus
Triturus helveticus lives in forests near mosses.
The phylum Anthropoda include invertebrates that have an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages.
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
Common Name: Pipevine Swallowtail
Scientific Name: Battus philenor
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Anthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Battus
species: philenor Battus philenor lives on the border of tropical rainforests.
The class mammalia includes endotherms, which have a consistant blood temperature, Mammals have lungs, advanced nervous systems and brains, and they give live birth. They are also warm blooded.
Common Name: Okapi
Scientific Name: Okapia johnstoni
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Okapia
species: johnstoni
The okapi lives in Congo, Africa.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda - has two openings. One for food, and the other for waste.
Class: Secernentea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Rhabditidae
Genus: Caenorhabditis species: elegans Caenorhabditis elegans lives inside mammals in tropical rainforests.
Dugesia subtentaculata
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes - flat, wormlike creatures with a mouth.
Class: Turbellaria
Order: Seriata
Family: Planariidae
Genus: Dugesia species: subtentaculata Dugesia subtentaculata lives in New Zealand.
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