Biodiversity & Classfication

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Across
  1. 4. trait that arose in the most recent common ancestor of a lineage
  2. 9. diagram showing patterns of shared characteristics among species
  3. 10. study of evolutionary relationships among organisms
  4. 11. largest, most inclusive taxonomic category
  5. 13. closely related orders
  6. 14. a group of similar species
Down
  1. 1. groups of living things that have biological meaning
  2. 2. a two-part naming system
  3. 3. closely related classes
  4. 5. evolutionary branch of a cladogram that includes a single ancestor and all its descendants
  5. 6. closely related families
  6. 7. closely related genera
  7. 8. a system of naming and classifying organisms based on shared characteristics
  8. 12. taxonomic category that is even larger than a kingdom