Across
- 2. below class, based on similar characteristics and evolutionary relationships
- 4. below genus, most specific. can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
- 5. study of evolutionary relationships among organisms
- 8. structures in different species that share a common ancestry
- 9. study of diversity of live and evolutionary relationships among organisms
- 11. below kingdom, based on body and structural characteristics
- 14. structures in different species with similar functions but different evolutionary origins
- 16. diagram representing the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms
- 19. using two-part scientific name to classify a species
- 20. method of classification based on evolutionary relationships and shared ancestry
Down
- 1. naming and categorizing living organisms based on shared characteristics
- 3. used for different pairs of contrasting characteristics that lead to the identification of an organism
- 6. below order, based on classifying on a specific shared characteristic
- 7. system of naming organisms or rules and conventions for naming species
- 10. study of form and structure of an organism
- 12. below family, grouping with similar characteristics and genetic relatedness
- 13. science of classification, organization, and naming living organisms
- 15. it's plural name is taxa, any unit of biological classification
- 17. highest taxonomic rank and most broad category
- 18. below phylum, based on shared traits