Unit 5: Classification
Across
- 4. domain including single-celled organisms without nuclei including those that cause disease and those with beneficial purposes
- 6. a tool that can be used to identify an unknown object or organism based on its unique traits
- 7. an organism that can make its own food; producer
- 9. kingdom including organisms that are eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophs, and do not have cell walls
- 10. the science of naming and classifying organisms based on their natural relationships
- 11. domain including single-celled organisms without nuclei including those that often live in extreme environments
- 12. process of dividing things into groups according to their characteristics
- 14. Swedish scientist who created the first widely accepted way of classifying organisms; known as "the father of taxonomy"
- 16. kingdom including organisms that are eukaryotic, mostly multicellular, heterotrophs, and have cell walls
- 17. domain including all life forms that have cells with nuclei including all animals, plants, fungi, protozoa, and algae
Down
- 1. kingdom including organisms that are eukaryotic, multicellular, autotrophs, and have cell walls
- 2. describes a complex cell that has a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles
- 3. kingdom including organisms that are eukaryotic and mostly unicellular; can be autotrophs or heterotrophs
- 5. the highest level of taxonomic category for organisms, above the traditional category of kingdom
- 8. describes a primitive cell that does not have a membrane-bound nucleus
- 13. an organism that cannot make its own food; consumer
- 15. a taxonomic category representing a group of individual organisms that resemble one another closely and are able to interbreed