Carl Linnaeus and Taxonomy

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Across
  1. 4. The naming system that uses two words to identify each species.
  2. 10. The process of grouping organisms based on shared characteristics.
  3. 11. The book published by Linnaeus that introduced his classification system.
  4. 12. The branch of biology that deals with naming and classifying living things.
Down
  1. 1. Observable traits used by Linnaeus to group organisms.
  2. 2. The second part of a scientific name that identifies a specific organism.
  3. 3. The scientific system used for naming organisms.
  4. 5. The Swedish scientist who created the modern system of classifying organisms.
  5. 6. The first part of a scientific name that groups closely related species.
  6. 7. The broadest major classification level used by Linnaeus.
  7. 8. The language used for scientific names to ensure global understanding.
  8. 9. The ordered levels used to organize living organisms in taxonomy.