18.1-18.3 & 20.1 Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 7. particle made of proteins, nucleic acids, and sometimes lipids that can replicate only by infecting living cells
  2. 8. group that consists of a single ancestral species and all its descendants and excludes any organisms that are not descended from that common ancestor (2 words)
  3. 11. type of infection in which a virus embeds its DNA into the DNA of the host cell and is replicated along with the host cell’s (2 words)
  4. 15. in classification, a group of closely related families
  5. 16. trait that appears in recent parts of a lineage, but not in its older members (2 words)
  6. 20. larger, more inclusive taxonomic category than a kingdom
  7. 22. the evolutionary history of a lineage
  8. 24. in classification, group of similar genera
Down
  1. 1. RNA virus that contains RNA as its genetic information
  2. 2. bacteriophage DNA that is embedded in the bacterial host’s DNA
  3. 3. domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls containing peptidoglycan; corresponds to the kingdom eubacteria
  4. 4. type of infection in which a virus enters a cell, makes copies of itself, and causes the cell to burst (2 words)
  5. 5. classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name (2 words)
  6. 6. group or level of organization into which organisms are classified
  7. 9. largest and most inclusive group in Linnaean classification
  8. 10. study of the diversity of life and the evolutionary relationships between organisms
  9. 12. diagram depicting patterns of shared characteristics among species
  10. 13. evolutionary branch of a cladogram that includes a single ancestor and all its descendants
  11. 14. kind of virus that infects bacteria
  12. 17. protein coat surrounding a virus
  13. 18. domain consisting of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan; corresponds to the kingdom Archaebacteria
  14. 19. domain consisting of all organisms that have a nucleus; includes protists, plants, fungi, and animals
  15. 21. in classification, a group of closely related orders
  16. 22. in classification, a group of closely related classes
  17. 23. group of closely related species; the first part of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature