Across
- 4. Clock models that use mutation rates to measure evolutionary time; two types are Mitochondrial DNA and Ribosomal RNA
- 7. created the linnaean classification system
- 9. does not need oxygen to survive
- 10. a long, whiplike structure outside of a cell that is used for movement
- 11. classification classifying organisms by their evolutionary characteristics
- 15. ancient bacteria, lives in extreme environments
- 17. traits used to figure out evolutionary relationships among a group of species
- 20. the 3 main groups that the 6 Kingdoms are grouped into
- 21. the first part of a scientific name
- 22. the second part of a scientific name
Down
- 1. the two part scientific name
- 2. needs oxygen to survive
- 3. a small piece of genetic material that can replicate separately from the prokaryote’s main chromosome
- 5. 6 groups that all organisms are classified into
- 6. evolutionary history for a group of species
- 8. an evolutionary tree that proposes how a species may be related to each other through common ancestors
- 12. true bacteria, oldest bacteria
- 13. non-membrane bound organisms
- 14. Aerobe can live with or without oxygen
- 16. the science of naming and classifying organisms
- 18. how prokaryotes transfer genetic material
- 19. classification based on common ancestors