write two characteristic features of Division Cryptogamae
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the two characteristics of Division Cryptogamae are:
1. Cryptogamae is an example of a group that is impossible to squish into a single taxonomic category.
2.these are the lower plants that uses spores to reproduce.
1. Cryptogamae is an example of a group that is impossible to squish into a single taxonomic category.
2.these are the lower plants that uses spores to reproduce.
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The process of classifying living things into groups is called taxonomy, but sometimes it isn't clear how each organism should be classified. The cryptogams are an example of a group that is impossible to squish into a single taxonomic category.
As a group, cryptogams are ''lower plants'' that use spores to reproduce. They don't have the structures we normally associate with plants, like true stems, roots, leaves, flowers, or seeds, and their reproductive parts are hidden, so we call them ''plant-like'' organisms. They share some characteristics with plants, yet they are still different enough to not fall into the same group as plants.
Classifying Cryptogams
Okay, let's take a step back for a moment and remember that all living organisms fall into three categories based on their cell type which we call domains, and within the domains are kingdoms of organisms. So, we have the Domain Bacteria, which has one kingdom called Eubacteria. Then we have the Domain Archaea, also with one kingdom, called Archaea. And last but not least, we have the Domain Eukarya, which has four kingdoms: Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. We can further break these groups down into smaller and smaller categories, but domains and kingdoms are all you need to worry about right now.
Despite sharing some characteristics with plants, only two groups of cryptogams are found within the Kingdom Plantae. In fact, members of the cryptogam group span four different biological kingdoms! Now you understand why cryptogams is a hard group to classify and describe; its members are pretty diverse.
Okay, let's now take a look at the different types of organisms classified as cryptogams and where in our four kingdoms we may find them:
Kingdom Eubacteria: Cyanobacteria(previously called blue-green algae)Kingdom Protista: Slime molds, green algae, other algal groupsKingdom Fungi: Basidiomycota mushrooms and their close relatives, Ascomycota cup fungi and their close relatives, and lichenKingdom Plantae: Bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) and vascular cryptogams (ferns, horsetails, and club mosses)
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As a group, cryptogams are ''lower plants'' that use spores to reproduce. They don't have the structures we normally associate with plants, like true stems, roots, leaves, flowers, or seeds, and their reproductive parts are hidden, so we call them ''plant-like'' organisms. They share some characteristics with plants, yet they are still different enough to not fall into the same group as plants.
Classifying Cryptogams
Okay, let's take a step back for a moment and remember that all living organisms fall into three categories based on their cell type which we call domains, and within the domains are kingdoms of organisms. So, we have the Domain Bacteria, which has one kingdom called Eubacteria. Then we have the Domain Archaea, also with one kingdom, called Archaea. And last but not least, we have the Domain Eukarya, which has four kingdoms: Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. We can further break these groups down into smaller and smaller categories, but domains and kingdoms are all you need to worry about right now.
Despite sharing some characteristics with plants, only two groups of cryptogams are found within the Kingdom Plantae. In fact, members of the cryptogam group span four different biological kingdoms! Now you understand why cryptogams is a hard group to classify and describe; its members are pretty diverse.
Okay, let's now take a look at the different types of organisms classified as cryptogams and where in our four kingdoms we may find them:
Kingdom Eubacteria: Cyanobacteria(previously called blue-green algae)Kingdom Protista: Slime molds, green algae, other algal groupsKingdom Fungi: Basidiomycota mushrooms and their close relatives, Ascomycota cup fungi and their close relatives, and lichenKingdom Plantae: Bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) and vascular cryptogams (ferns, horsetails, and club mosses)
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