18.1-18.3 & 20.1 Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. in classification, a group of closely related classes
  2. 6. bacteriophage DNA that is embedded in the bacterial host’s DNA
  3. 9. largest and most inclusive group in Linnaean classification
  4. 10. protein coat surrounding a virus
  5. 11. in classification, a group of closely related orders
  6. 13. classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name (2 words)
  7. 18. group of closely related species; the first part of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature
  8. 19. in classification, a group of closely related families
  9. 20. evolutionary branch of a cladogram that includes a single ancestor and all its descendants
  10. 21. trait that appears in recent parts of a lineage, but not in its older members (2 words)
  11. 22. group or level of organization into which organisms are classified
  12. 23. in classification, group of similar genera
  13. 24. study of the diversity of life and the evolutionary relationships between organisms
  14. 25. RNA virus that contains RNA as its genetic information
Down
  1. 2. group that consists of a single ancestral species and all its descendants and excludes any organisms that are not descended from that common ancestor (2 words)
  2. 3. diagram depicting patterns of shared characteristics among species
  3. 4. the evolutionary history of a lineage
  4. 5. kind of virus that infects bacteria
  5. 7. domain consisting of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan; corresponds to the kingdom Archaebacteria
  6. 8. particle made of proteins, nucleic acids, and sometimes lipids that can replicate only by infecting living cells
  7. 12. larger, more inclusive taxonomic category than a kingdom
  8. 14. type of infection in which a virus embeds its DNA into the DNA of the host cell and is replicated along with the host cell’s (2 words)
  9. 15. type of infection in which a virus enters a cell, makes copies of itself, and causes the cell to burst (2 words)
  10. 16. domain consisting of all organisms that have a nucleus; includes protists, plants, fungi, and animals
  11. 17. domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls containing peptidoglycan; corresponds to the kingdom eubacteria