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  • Green algae

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Green algae”,”exam”:”Land plants evolved from a charophyte-like ancestor.”}

  • Fungi

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Fungi”,”exam”:”Not plants: no cellulose wall, no chloroplasts.”}

  • Dicot

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Dicot”,”exam”:”Still used in school keys though not a strict clade.”}

  • Cyanobacteria

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Cyanobacteria”,”exam”:”Prokaryotes, not chloroplast-bearing algae.”}

  • Bryophyte

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Bryophyte”,”exam”:”Still need a film of water to fertilise.”}

  • Brown algae

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Brown algae”,”exam”:”Laminaria and Sargassum are usual examples.”}

  • Angiosperm

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Angiosperm”,”exam”:”Flower plus fruit is the exam definition.”}

  • Algae

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Algae”,”exam”:”Not one clade. Green, brown and red algae are separate.”}

  • Type specimen

    {“group”:”Taxonomy”,”term”:”Type specimen”,”exam”:”The name follows the type even if the first description was incomplete.”}

  • Species

    {“group”:”Taxonomy”,”term”:”Species”,”exam”:”Hierarchy: kingdom, division, class, order, family, genus, species.”}

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