Across
- 2. group of individual organisms that have the ability to reproduce
- 5. genetic makeup
- 8. a hollow muscular organ that pumps blood around the body
- 10. largest and most inclusive taxa
- 12. groups of classes includes organisms that are different but share similar characteristics
- 13. similar orders
- 14. bubble like structure that provides an enourmous amount of surface area
- 15. this untwists the double helix and exposes complementary strands
- 17. all animals that lack a back bone
- 19. heritable changes in genetic information
- 20. pumps out oxygen rich blood
- 23. physical appearance
- 24. group of similar species
Down
- 1. organs that exchange oxygen
- 2. used to carry out photosynthesis
- 3. Nucleic acid that consists of a long chain of nucleotides
- 4. the science of naming and grouping organisms
- 6. group of genuses
- 7. ability to survive and reproduce
- 9. long chain of amino acids
- 11. father of evolution
- 16. the decoding of mRNA into protein
- 18. chordates with a backbone
- 21. closely related families
- 22. receives oxygen poor blood