Tag: Major groups

  • Red algae

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Red algae”,”exam”:”Source of agar.”}

  • Algae

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

  • Angiosperm

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

  • Brown algae

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

  • Bryophyte

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

  • Cyanobacteria

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

  • Dicot

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

  • Fungi

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

  • Green algae

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

  • Gymnosperm

    {“group”:”Major groups”,”term”:”Gymnosperm”,”exam”:”Naked seed: no true fruit.”}