Scientists have recently discovered a new species that lives attached to the side of a tree. An organism from this new species
a. is multicellular
b. has cell walls
c. has vascular tissues
d. makes its own food
e. has structures that absorb moisture from the air
Describe how you would classify this organism and why.
2007-05-20 03:28:29 · 4 answers · asked by Pyrapurcell 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
i am asking what would be the best way to classify this organism based on those following conditions a-d, should I use a dichotomous key or something else?
2007-05-20 09:34:39 · update #1
It's a plant. Various types of such plants are known, from moss to flowering plants.
2007-05-22 08:48:28 · answer #1 · answered by andromedasview@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you asking how to classify an organism that has all of the features listed?
My guess would be that it is a fungus of some sort or possibly a lichen which is a combination plant/fungus.
2007-05-20 10:49:42 · answer #2 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I take it is non-parasitic? I'd say it is an orchid.
Velamen is the name of water-absorbing tissue on the outside of orchid's aerial roots.
2007-05-20 10:39:59 · answer #3 · answered by True Blue Brit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
b i would say
2007-05-20 10:31:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋