Taxonomy
Across
- 4. / The grouping of objects or information based on similarities
- 7. / The person that composed the first classification system
- 9. / Genera (plural for genus) with similar characteristics are group into this taxon
- 11. / The second word in a scientific name is always written or typed in this form
- 13. / The most abundant organisms on Earth
- 14. / The kingdom that have heterotrophic, multicellular organisms without cell walls
- 18. / Linnaeus developed this two-word naming system
- 20. / The first word in a scientific name is always written or typed in this form
- 23. / The branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their different characteristics
- 24. / A taxonomic group
- 25. / Found in prokaryotic cells that’s used for protection and support
- 27. / The first portion of a scientific name
- 28. / The kingdom that have autotrophic, multicellular organisms with cell walls
- 30. / The name dog and cow are examples of this
- 31. / Examples of this taxon are Plantae and Protista
- 32. / An organism that obtains its nutrients from other organisms
Down
- 1. / Falco peregrinus is an example of this
- 2. / In the scientific name Latrodectus mactans (black widow), mactans represents this taxon
- 3. / An organism with more than one cell
- 5. / This kingdom has an assortment of organisms
- 6. / Phyla with similar characteristics are group into this taxon
- 8. / Classes with similar characteristics are group into this taxon
- 10. / An one celled organism
- 12. / A cell with a true nucleus
- 15. / The domain that have organisms in extreme environments
- 16. / a series of questions answered by “yes” or “no”, and each question is a choice between two characteristics
- 17. / A cell without a true nucleus
- 19. / A branching treelike diagram used to illustrate evolutionary relationships among organisms
- 21. / The largest taxon
- 22. / The kingdom that have heterotrophic, multicellular organisms with cell walls
- 26. / An organism that can make its own nutrients
- 29. / The language of scientific names