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2. a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. The species is the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking below a genus
5. any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.
6. another term for archaebacteria.
7. a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen.
9. a specified sphere of activity or knowledge.
11. an important scientific tool, used to identify different organisms, based the organism's observable traits
12. the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematics.

1. a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family
3. a kingdom or large grouping that comprises mostly single-celled organisms such as the protozoa, simple algae and fungi, slime molds, and (formerly) the bacteria. They are now divided among up to thirty phyla, and some have both plant and animal characteristics.
4. a set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.
5. a group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit.
8. to command to go or come to a specified place.
10. a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom.