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__//** Tim S. Joey H. **//__ __** Kingdoms Of The Grassland **__

Moneran Kingdom ﻿- __//**Single celled organisms with no nucleus.**//__


//Pseudomonas aeruginosa// **is commonly found in soil and water, but can** **be found on the surface of plants and animals.**



//Pseudomonas fluorescens// ** is found in soil, water, and on the surface of plants. **

Protist Kingdom- __//** Protists are mostly single celled, with a nucleus and **//____**// organelles﻿﻿﻿ //**__



//__** Definition of protozoan: They are single celled, have no cell walls, and no chlorophyll. **__//

//Trinema lineare// **is found in the Temperate Grasslands** **all over the world.**



__//** Definition of chromista: a single celled organism that has a nucleus and has chlorophyll. **//__

** This chromista, ** //Phytophthoro infestans//**,** ** is found in grasslands all over the world. **

** Fungus Kingdom- __// Organisms that are multicellular, have no chlorophyll, and absorb nutrients. //__**



__//** Definition of basidiomycota: closely packed filaments with a club like resemblance. **//__


 * Scientific Name: **// Marasmius oreades //
 * Common name: Fairy ring mushroom **

//Marasmius oreades// ** grows in circles in the grassland. **


 * Kingdom: ** //Fungi//
 * Phylum: **// Basidiomycota //
 * Class: **// Basisiomycetes //
 * Order: **// Agaricales //
 * Family: **// Marasmiaceae //
 * Genus: **// Marasmius //
 * species: **// oreades //

__//** Definition of a ascomycota: a sac or cup like fungus **//__


 * Scientific Name: ** //Geoglossum uliginosum//
 * Common name: N/A **

// Geoglossum uliginosum //** is found in temperate grasslands **


 * Kingdom: ** // Fungi //
 * Phylum: **// Ascomycota //
 * Class: **// Ascomycetes //
 * Order: **// Helotiales //
 * Family: **// Geoglossaceae //
 * Genus: **// Geoglossum //
 * species: **// uliginosum //



__//** Definition of chytridiomycota: a fungus that grows on roots of plants. **//__

** Scientific name: ** //Synchytrium endobioticium.//
 * Common name: Potato wart **

//Synchtrium endobioticium// ** lives on the roots, and on potatoes. **


 * Kingdom: ** //Fungi//
 * Phylum: ** //Chytridiomycota//
 * Class: ** //Chytridiomycetes//
 * Order: **// Chytridiales //
 * Family: **// Synchytriacae //
 * Genus: **// Synchytrium //
 * species: **// endobioticium //



__//** Definition of a Basidiomycota: closely packed filaments, with a club like resemblance. **//__.
 * Scientific Name: **// Amanita phalloides //
 * Common Name: Death Cap Mushroom **

// Amanita phalloides //** is found in Praries of the U.S. **


 * Kingdom: **// Fungi //
 * Phylum: **// Basidiomycota //
 * Class: **// Agaricomycetes //
 * Order: **// Agaricales //
 * Family: **// Pluteaceae //
 * Genus: **// Amanita //
 * species: **// phalloides //

**Kingdom Plantae-** __//** Multicellular, have cell walls, and chlorophyll. **//__

__//** Definition of a Angiospermophyta: A plant that has that have flowers, and fruit covering it's seeds. **//__


 * Common Name: Switchgrass **
 * Switchgrass is found in the warmer Grasslands of Kansas and Nebraska **

**Class:** //Liliopsida//
 * Kingdom: ** //Plantae//
 * Division: ** //Tracheophyta//
 * Order: **// Poales //
 * Family: ** //Poaceae//
 * Genus: ** //Panicum//
 * species: **// virgatum //

__//** Definition of a Magnoliophyta: a flowering plant that has its seeds on the inside of fruits. **//__


 * Common name: Butterfly weed **
 * Butterfly weed lives in Tropical Grasslands. **


 * Kingdom: ** //Plantae//
 * Division: ** //Magnoliophyta//
 * Class: ** //Magnoliopsida//
 * Order: ** //Gentianales//
 * Family: **// Asclepiadaceae //
 * Genus: **// Asclepias //
 * species: **// curassavica //

__//** Definition of a Pinophyta: plants that reproduce with cones or seeds on outside of the plant, it bears no fruit, and is an evergreen. **//__


 * Common name: Western Yellow pine **
 * Ponderosa Pine trees are found in the U.S. Central Plains **


 * Kingdom: ** //Plantae//
 * Division: ** //Pinophyta//
 * Class: ** //Pinopsida//
 * Order: **// Pinales //
 * Family: **// Pinaceae //
 * Genus: **// Pinus //
 * species: **// ponderosa //

__//** Definition of a Pteridiophyta: ferns; have fronds and spores on the bottom. **//__


 * Common name: Bracken Fern **
 * This lives in the: Grasslands of moorland **


 * Kingdom: ** //Plantae//
 * Division: ** //Pteridophyta//
 * Class: ** //Filicopsida//
 * Order: **// Polypodiales //
 * Family: ** //Dennstaedtiaceae//
 * Genus: ** //Pteridium//
 * species: ** //aquilium//

__//** Definition of a Equisetophyta: have hollow stems, with joints. **//__


 * Common name: Scouring Rush Horsetail **
 * Scouring Rush Horsetail is found in North America, southern Mexico, central Europe, **** and temperate grasslands in Asia. **


 * Kingdom: ** //Plantae//
 * Division: ** //Equisetophyta//
 * Class: ** //Equisetopsida//
 * Order: ** //Equisetales//
 * Family: ** //Equisetaceae//
 * Genus: **// Equisetum //
 * species: ** //hyemale//

__//** Definition of a Magnoliophyta: a flowering plant with its seeds on the inside of a fruit. **//__


 * Common Name: Silvery Lupine **
 * Silvery Lupis is found in rocky grasslands. **


 * Kingdom: ** //Plantea//
 * Division: ** //Magnoliophyta//
 * Class: ** //Rosopsida//
 * Order: ** //Fabales//
 * Family: ** //Fabaceae//
 * Genus: ** //Lupinus//
 * species: ** //argenteus//

__//** Definition of a lychpodiophyta: club mosses that are larger than non-vascular plants. **//__


 * Common Name: Staghorn Clubmoss **
 * Lycopodiella cernua is found in North Temperate America **


 * Kingdom: ** //Plantae//
 * Division: ** //Lycopodiophyta//
 * Class: ** //Lycopodiopsida//
 * Order: ** //Lycopodiales//
 * Family: ** //Lycopodiaceae//
 * Genus: ** //Lycopodiella//
 * species: ** //cernua//

__//** Definition of a Bryophyta: a plant with no water conducting tissue, and grows very close to the ground. **//__


 * Common name: Brachythecium moss **
 * Brachythecium moss grows in the northern praries in the U.S. **


 * Kingdom: ** //Plantae//
 * Division: ** //Bryophyta//
 * Class: ** //Bryopsida//
 * Order: ** //Hypnales//
 * Family: ** //Brachyteiceae//
 * Genus: ** //Brachythecium//
 * species: ** //albicans//

__//** Definition of a Cycadopsida: a Gymnosperm with a resemblance to a fern. **//__


 * Common name: Natal grass cycad **
 * Natal grass cycad is found tropical grasslands **


 * Kingdom: ** //Plantae//
 * Division: ** //Pinophyta//
 * Class: ** //Cycadopsida//
 * Order: ** //Cycadales//
 * Family: ** //Strangeriaceae//
 * Genus: ** //Strangeria//
 * species: ** //eriopus//

__//** Definition of a Marchantiophyta: a type of plant called a liverwort. **//__


 * Common name: Liverwort **
 * Liverworts live in grasslands everywhere. **


 * Kingdom: ** //Plantae//
 * Division: ** //Marchantiophyta//
 * Class: ** //Marchantiopsida//
 * Order: **// Marchantiales //
 * Family: ** //Marchantiaceae//
 * Genus: ** //Marchantia//
 * species: ** //polymorpha//

__//** Definition of a Gnetophyta: a mix btween a Gymnosperm and an Angiosperm **//__

//Epedra californica// ** is found in arid grasslands. **
 * Common Name: N/A **


 * Kingdom ** //Plantae//
 * Phylum: ** //Gnetophyta//
 * Class: ** //Gnetopsida//
 * Order: ** //Ephedrales//
 * Family: ** //Ephedraceae//
 * Genus: ** //Ephedra//
 * species: ** //californica//

__//** Definition of a Magnoliophyta: a flowering plant with their seeds inside fruits **//__


 * Common name: N/A **
 * Liatris spicata is found in all grasslands. **


 * Kingdom: ** //Plantae//
 * Division: ** //Mangoliophyta//
 * Class: ** //Mangoliopsida//
 * Order: ** //Asterales//
 * Family: ** //Asteraceae//
 * Genus: ** //Liatris//
 * species: ** //spicata//

** Animal Kingdom- __// Animals are multicellular, and must digest their food. //__**

Definition of a Flatworm: Has One Opening for food and waste, and a simple nervous system.
 * Common Name: Land Planarians **
 * Land Planarians is found in the southern grasslands of North America. **
 * Kingdom: ** //Animalia//
 * Phylum: ** //Platyhelminthes//
 * Class: ** //Turbellaria//
 * Order: ** //Tricladida//
 * Family: ** //Bipaliidae//
 * Genus: ** //Bipalium//
 * species: ** //kewense//

Definition of a segmented worm: Two openings for food and waste, and a circulatory system.
 * Common Name: N/A **
 * Aporrectodea longa is found in the grasslands of australia. **


 * Kingdom: ** //Animalia//
 * Phylum: **// Annelida //
 * Class: **// Clitellata //
 * Order: **// Opisthopora //
 * Family: **// Lumbricidae //
 * Genus: **// Aporrectodea //
 * species: **// longa //



Definition of a mollusk: Soft body. Two openings for food and waste, simple organ system,Some have shells.
 * Common Name: merced canyon shoulderband **
 * merced canyon shoulderband is found in california. **


 * Kingdom: ** //animalia//
 * Phylum: ** //Mollusca//
 * Class: ** //Gastropoda//
 * Order: ** //Stylommatphora//
 * Family: ** //Helminthoglyptidae//
 * Genus: ** //Helminthoglypta//
 * species: ** //allynsmithi//



Definition of Birds: Have hollow bones, scaly legs, and feathers.
 * Common Name: Henslow's Sparrow **
 * The Henslow's Sparrow is found in The Great Plains, Clifornia, and Other U.S. states. **


 * Kingdom: ** //Animalia//
 * Phylum: ** //Chordata//
 * Class: ** //Aves//
 * Order: ** //Passeriformes//
 * Family: ** //Emberizdae//
 * Genus: ** //Ammodramus//
 * species: ** //henslowii//


 * Common name: Bronzed Tiger Beetle **
 * The Bronzed Tiger Beetle is found in all Grassland **


 * Kingdom: ** //Anamalia//
 * Phylum: ** //Arthropoda//
 * Class: ** //Insecta//
 * Order: ** //Coleoptera//
 * Family: **// Carabidae //
 * Genus: **// Cicindedla //
 * species: **// repanda //

Definition of an amphibian: Spend first half of life in water with gills, second half of life on land with lungs. have smooth skin
 * Common Name: Tiger Salamander **
 * The Tiger Salamander is Found in Middle America, North America, specifically in British Colombia. **


 * Kingdom: ** //Animalia//
 * Phylum: ** //Chordata//
 * Class: ** //Ampibia//
 * Order: ** //Caudata//
 * Family: ** //Ambystomatidae//
 * Genus: ** //Ampystoma//
 * species: ** //tigrinum//

Definition of Actinopterygil: fins supported by bones, lower jaw slides forward when opened.
 * Common Name: Pearl Dace **
 * Pearl Dace lives in rivers of Grassland **


 * Kingdom: ** //Animalia//
 * Phylum: ** //Chordata//
 * Class: ** //Actinopterygil//
 * Order: ** //Cypriniformes//
 * Family: ** //Cyprinidae//
 * Genus: ** //Margariscus//
 * species: ** //margarita//




 * Common name: African lions **
 * African Lions are found in the African safari. **


 * Kingdom: ** //Animalia//
 * Phylum: ** //Chordata//
 * Class: ** //Mammalia//
 * Order: ** //Carnivora//
 * Family: ** //Felidae//
 * Genus: ** //Panthera//
 * species: ** //leo//




 * Common name: King Cobra **
 * King Cobras are found in the grasslands in southeast Asia. **


 * Kingdom: ** //Animalia//
 * Phylum: ** //Chordata//
 * Class: ** //Reptillia//
 * Order: ** //Squamata//
 * Family: ** //Elapidae//
 * Genus: ** //Ophiophagus//
 * species: ** //hannah//


 * Common name: Blue Sucker **
 * Blue Suckers are most commonly found in Montana grasslands. **


 * Kingdom: ** //Animalia//
 * Phylum: ** //Chordata//
 * Class: ** //Actinopterygii//
 * Order: ** //Cypriniformes//
 * Family: ** //Catostomidae//
 * Genus: ** //Cycleptus//
 * species: ** //elongatus//

//Seison nebaliae// ** is found in moist soil in the temperate grasslands **
 * Common name: N/A **


 * Kingdom: ** //Animalia//
 * Phylum: ** //Rotifera//
 * Class: ** //Pararotatoria//
 * Order: ** //Seisonacea//
 * Family: ** //Seisonidae//
 * Genus: ** //Seison//
 * species: ** //nebaliae//

//Ligula intestinalis// ** is found inside fish in temperate grasslands. **
 * Common name: N/A **


 * Kingdom: ** //Animalia//
 * Phylum: ** //Platyhelminthes//
 * Class: ** //Cestoda//
 * Order: ** //Psudophyllidea//
 * Family: ** //Diphyllobothriidae//
 * Genus: ** //Ligula//
 * species: **// intestinalis //

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