2 – Oscillatoria chalybea

Cell type: Prokaryote; one or more nuclei Size: Visible when colonial Energy: Photautotroph Organization: Unicellular or Colonial Reproduction: Asexual fragmentation Habitat: Aquatic – Freshwater Description: Filamentous blue-green colonies 3 - Amoeba

Cell type: Eukaryote; one or more nuclei Size: Microscopic Energy: Ingestive heterotroph - phagocytosis Organization: Unicellular Reproduction: Asexual via cell division and fragmentation Habitat: Aquatic – Freshwater or decaying vegetation Description: No definite shape; Move using pseudopods; May be commensalistic, parasitic or free-living 3 – Anabaena aequalis

Cell type: Prokaryote Energy: Photoautotroph Organization: Unicellular Reproduction: Asexual via cell division and fragmentation Habitat: Aquatic – freshwater and marine Description: Filamentous threads; symbiotic or free-living; produce neurotoxins 5 – Sea Anemone

Cell type: Eukaryote; no cell wall Energy: Predatory omnivore Organization: Multicelular with simple organ systems; Radial symmetry Reproduction: Asexual via budding; Sexual via gametes; Some separate sexes, some hermaphrodites Habitat: Aquatic – Marine on sea floor Description: Tube-like body with stinging tentacles surrounding a sac-like gut; Larva and adults are both sessile; Have cnidocysts; No medusa stage 6 – Escherichia coli

Cell type: Prokaryote Size: Microscopic Energy: Absorptive heterotroph Organization: Unicellular Reproduction: Asexual (binary fission) Habitat: Intestines and Feces Description: Gram-negative rods; Strains can be mutualistic, commensalistic, parasitic, or free-living; Outer membrane mostly composed of lipoglycans 8 – Barrel Cactus

Cell type: Eukaryote; cellulose cell wall Energy: Photoautroph in chloroplasts Organization: Multicellular with roots, trunk, spines, flowers, and fruit. Reproduction: Sexual via enclosed seeds Habitat: Terrestrial – Southwest desert of North America Description: Barrel-shaped with prominent ribs; long spines; Flowers on top of body; Flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5; Pineapple-shaped fruit; Embryo with two cotyledons; Stem vascular bundles in a ring; Deep roots with central vascular bundle 16 – Cycas circinalis

Cell type: Eukaryote; cellulose cell wall Energy: Photoautroph in chloroplasts Organization: Multicellular with trunk, roots, and fronds Reproduction: Asexual via offsets; Sexual via naked seeds enclosed in cones; Separate sexes with motile pollen Habitat: Terrestrial – Tropics Description: Green, soft, “palm” leaves with drooping long, thin leaflets emanating from center “stem”; Vascular tissue present; Evergreen tree; Appearance of leaves similar to the unrelated palm trees (pinnate compound leaves) 17 - Daphnia

Cell type: Eukaryote; no cell wall Size: Visible Energy: Ingestive heterotroph – filter feeder Organization: Multicellular with organ systems; Bilateral symmetry Reproduction: Asexual via parthenogenesis; sexual via internal fertilization; separate sexes Habitat: Aquatic freshwater Description: 3 part segmented body; Exoskeleton; Separate mouth and anus; jointed appendages; No jaws; 2 pair of antennae; 5 pairs of jointed legs; Respiration via gills attached to legs 19 - Diatom

Cell type: Eukaryote; silica cell wall Size: Microscopic Energy: Photoautroph in chloroplasts Organization: Unicellular or colonies Reproduction: Usually asexual; rarely sexual Habitat: Freshwater, marine, and moist terrestrial environments Description: Either radial or bilateral symmetry; Golden color is common; Cell wall forms in two halves that fit together 21 - Euglena

Cell type: Eukaryote; no cell wall Size: Microscopic Energy: Photoautroph and heterotroph Organization: Unicellular with chloroplasts Reproduction: Asexual by fission Habitat: Aquatic - freshwater Description: Move using eukaryote flagella; Have eyespot; Can survive for long periods as dormant cysts 24 – Gingko Tree

Cell type: Eukaryote; cellulose cell wall Energy: Photoautroph in chloroplasts Organization: Multicellular with roots, stems, and leaves Reproduction: Sexual via naked seeds enclosed in a fleshy outer coat; Separate sexes with motile pollen Habitat: Terrestrial – Cultivated in sunny areas Description: Fan-shaped, bi-lobed leaves, vascular tissues continuously divide in two; Deep roots; deciduous tree 25 – Haircap Moss

Cell type: Eukaryote; cellulose cell wall Energy: Photoautroph in chloroplasts Organization: Multicellular; Specialized tissues but no vascular tissue or wood for support Reproduction: Asexually via spores; Sexually via gametes Habitat: Terrestrial – Shady damp areas Description: Mat of green, thread-like filaments; No cones, no seeds, no flowers; Alternation of generations with most of life in haploid state 27- Isopod

Cell type: Eukaryote; no cell wall Size: Visible Energy: Ingestive heterotroph Organization: Multicellular with organ systems; Bilateral symmetry Reproduction: Sexual with separate sexes Habitat: Freshwater, marine, and moist terrestrial environments Description: 3 part segmented body; Exoskeleton; Separate mouth and anus; Jointed appendages; No jaws; Rounded body shape; 2 pairs of antennae; 7 pairs of jointed legs; Respiration via gills attached to legs. 29 - Lancelet

Cell type: Eukaryote; no cell wall Energy: Ingestive heterotroph – filter feeder Organization: Multicellular with organ systems; Bilateral symmetry Reproduction: Sexual with external fertilization; separate sexes Habitat: Aquatic – Marine on sea floor Description: Separate mouth and anus; Head, trunk, and tail regions; Dorsal nerve cord surrounded by notochord; Pharyngeal slits; Post-anal tail; Simple brain; Poorly developed sense organs; Cartilage skeleton; No scales or paired fins; Respiration via gills; Poikilotherm 33 – Common Mold

Cell type: Eukaryote; chitin cell wall Size: Visible Energy: Absorptive heterotroph Organization: Multicellular mat of multinuclear hyphae Reproduction: Asexual spores produced in sporangia; sexual spores produced in zygosporangia Habitat: Terrestrial – soil and decaying vegetation Description: Parasitic or free-living; Mat of dark brown, black, or green thread-like hyphae called a mycelium; No septa seperating individual cells within each hyphae; Able to form spores when environmental conditions deteriorate; Alternation of generations with most of life in haploid state 34 – Methanococcus voltae

Cell type: Prokaryote Size: Microscopic Energy: Autotroph – methanogenesis Organization: Unicellular Reproduction: Asexual via binary fission, fragmentation or budding Habitat: Mud flats, basic environments such as intestines and sewage Description: Cell walls do not contain peptidoglycan, chitin, or cellulose; Gram negative spheres; do not form spores; Produce methane 37 - Paramecium

Cell type: Eukaryote; no cell wall Size: Microscopic Energy: Ingestive heterotroph – predatory omnivore Organization: Unicellular Reproduction: Asexual via mitosis and cytokinesis; Sexual via fusion Habitat: Aquatic – Mostly Freshwater Description: Ovoid, slipper-shaped organism; Move using cilia; Capture food using trichocysts; Can survive for long periods as dormant cysts 39 – Yellow Morel

Cell type: Eukaryote; chitin cell wall Energy: Absorptive heterotroph – decomposer, some are symbiotic Organization: Multicellular Reproduction: Asexual spores produced in sporangia; Sexual spores produced in sac-like asci Habitat: Terrestrial – Forests in Europe and North America Description: Mushroom-shaped body composed of numerous fused ascocarp resulting in a honeycomb-like texture; Alternation of generations with most life in haploid state; Able to form spores when environmental conditions deteriorate 40 – Button Mushroom

Cell type: Eukaryote; chitin cell wall Energy: Absorptive heterotroph - decomposer Organization: Multicellular Reproduction: Asexual spores produced in sporangia; Sexual spores produced in club shaped basidium on gills on the underside of the cap Habitat: Terrestrial – Grasslands in Europe and North America Description: Mushroom-shaped body composed of numerous filamentous hyphae; Pale gray-brown cap with numerous flat scales; Numerous dark brown gills on the underside of the cap; Alteration of generations with most of life in haploid state; Able to form spores when environmental conditions deteriorate. 49 – Plasmodial Slime Mold

Cell type: Eukaryote; chitin cell wall Size: Visible Energy: Absorptive heterotroph - decomposer Organization: Haploid single cells o as merged super cells with thousands of diploid nuclei Reproduction: Sexual via sporangia Habitat: Terrestrial – Decaying wood and vegetation Description: Yellow irregular shaped patch of “slime”; move by pseudopods 54 – Sulfolobus acidocaldarius

Cell type: Prokaryote Size: Microscopic Energy: Chemoautotroph Organization: Unicellular Reproduction: Asexual via binary fission, fragmentation or budding Habitat: Acidic hot areas with sulfur present Description: Cell walls do not contain peptidoglycan, chitin, or cellulose; Oxidize sulfur; Do not produce methane; Do not form spores 56 – Halobacterium salinarum

Cell type: Prokaryote Size: Microscopic Energy: Chemoautotroph Organization: Unicellular Reproduction: Asexual via binary fission, fragmentation or budding Habitat: High salinity water and soils Description: Cell walls do not contain peptidoglycan, chitin, or cellulose; Gram negative rod shaped cells with a reddish hue; Do not produce methane; Do not form spores 301 – Aeromonas hydrophila

Cell type: Prokaryote Size: Microscopic Energy: Heterotroph Organization: unicellular Reproduction: Asexual Habitat: Fresh or brackish water Description: Straight rods; Polar flagellum; Gram negative. 302 – Pyrococcus Furiosis

Cell type: Prokaryote Size: Microscopic Energy: Chemoautotroph Organization: unicellular Reproduction: Asexual (binary fission) Habitat: Extremely high temps – 100oC Description: Cell wall made of glycoprotein. Polar grouping of flagella. 303 – Sarcoscypha coccinea

Cell type: Eukaryote Energy: Absorptive Heterotroph Organization: Multicellular Reproduction: Asexual with spores Habitat: Decaying sticks or branches Description: scarlet cup/scarlet elf cap; Cups make puffing sound as spores release