Classification Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. the more taxa two organisms have in common, the more closely _________they are
  2. 7. the third largest taxa
  3. 8. the "catch all" kingdom consisting of living organisms that are unlike any of the other kingdoms
  4. 11. each living organism is given a two part ___________ name consisting of its Genus and species names
  5. 13. organisms that contain one or more cells without a cell wall;can usually move quickly and respond to their environment
  6. 14. the seventh taxa; first part of scientific name; always capitalized
  7. 15. the eighth taxa; second part of scientific name; always starts with lower case letter
  8. 17. first person to begin classifying all living things; grouped them by habitat and body type
  9. 20. consists of a series of paired questions; used to identify unknown organisms
  10. 23. the process of giving each living thing a two part name is called __________nomenclature
  11. 24. the domain made up of all living things that contain a nucleus in their cell(s)
  12. 25. non-green eukaryotic organisms that break down substances for nutrients
  13. 26. both parts of a scientific name can be put in __________ when typing
  14. 28. kingdom that includes bacteria and blue green algae;oldest and most abundant kingdom
Down
  1. 1. both parts of a scientific name should be ____________ when written by hand
  2. 2. the second largest taxa; there are 5 of them
  3. 3. the domain made up of prokaryotes that are known to live in extreme environments
  4. 4. the science of putting organisms into groups that have common biological significance
  5. 5. the largest and most broad taxa; there are 3 of them
  6. 9. developed the binomial nomenclature system for naming organisms
  7. 10. the fourth taxa
  8. 12. the branch of science concerned with naming living things
  9. 16. a scientist who works in the branch of science concerned with naming organisms
  10. 18. the domain made of prokaryotes that have a cell wall and reproduce by cell division
  11. 19. the fifth taxa
  12. 21. kingdom of organisms that are usually green due to having chlorophyll;use photosynthesis to make their own food;and have cell walls
  13. 22. the sixth taxa
  14. 27. the name for each level of classification