Menu Board: Vocabulary Crossword - S. Elliott Dew - 4/8/26

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Across
  1. 1. the most specific taxonomic level, which is said after the genus of an organism in binomial nomenclature
  2. 4. a domain including four kingdoms and all eukaryotic organisms
  3. 9. a vocabulary word describing organisms made of only one cell
  4. 10. the taxonomic level underneath phylum
  5. 11. a kingdom within the Eukarya domain, including heterotrophic, multicellular organisms (such as dogs)
  6. 14. a vocabulary word describing organisms made of more than one cell
  7. 15. an organism that eats other organisms for nutrients, such as dogs
  8. 16. an organism that does not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles within its cells
  9. 19. the second broadest taxonomic level, including Plantae, Animalia, Protista, Fungi, Eubacteria, and Archaebacteria
  10. 20. the third most specific taxonomic level
  11. 21. an organism that can produce its own nutrients, esp. by photosynthesizing
  12. 22. a kingdom within the Bacteria domain, including unicellular, asexual organisms (such as coli)
  13. 24. the broadest taxonomic level, including Archaea, Eukarya, and Bacteria
  14. 25. the third broadest taxonomic level
Down
  1. 2. a kingdom within the Eukarya domain, including autotrophic, multicellular organisms (such as trees)
  2. 3. a domain including prokaryotic organisms that live in "normal" environments
  3. 5. a domain including prokaryotic organisms that live in "extreme" environments
  4. 6. the second most specific taxonomic level, which is said first in binomial nomenclature
  5. 7. a kingdom within the Eukarya domain, including "miscellaneous" organisms (organisms that are eukaryotic but do not fit in any other kingdom within the Eukarya domain)
  6. 8. an organism that has a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles
  7. 12. a kingdom within the Archaea domain, including unicellular, asexual organisms (such as methanogens)
  8. 13. a kingdom within the Eukarya domain, including decomposers (such as yeast)
  9. 17. the fourth most specific taxonomic level
  10. 18. Nomenclature the way organisms are scientifically named
  11. 23. the study of classifying and naming organisms based on shared traits