Taxonomy

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Across
  1. 7. How scientific names are conventionally written (or underlined)
  2. 9. Single-celled organisms that lack a true nucleus
  3. 12. The term substituted for "phylum" when classifying plants
  4. 14. The science of naming and classifying organisms
  5. 16. The taxonomic rank above Class and below Kingdom
  6. 18. The first part of a scientific name; always capitalized
  7. 20. All organisms in the genus Canis include wolves, dogs, coyotes, and ___
  8. 24. Swedish botanist regarded as the founder of modern taxonomy
  9. 25. The family that includes foxes and coyotes
  10. 26. The Class that both reindeer and whales belong to
  11. 27. Organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
  12. 28. The largest and most general group in biological classification
Down
  1. 1. The phylum for animals with an internal skeleton and a backbone or notochord
  2. 2. The class that includes frogs, toads, and salamanders
  3. 3. The most fundamental unit in taxonomy, at the base of the hierarchy
  4. 4. The scientific name of the gray wolf is Canis ___
  5. 5. The taxonomic rank below Order and above Genus
  6. 6. Order that includes foxes, lions, cats, otters, and weasels
  7. 8. The taxonomic rank below Phylum and above Order
  8. 10. Phylum whose members have external skeletons, segmented bodies, and jointed legs
  9. 11. Kingdom chiefly composed of protozoa and algae
  10. 13. Animals of the Phylum Chordata have an internal skeleton and a ___
  11. 15. The scientific name for a species is sometimes called a ___, meaning "two names"
  12. 17. The sterile offspring resulting from the mating of a horse and a donkey
  13. 19. The smallest group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
  14. 21. The family that includes lions and cats
  15. 22. The domain that contains Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia
  16. 23. Grouping that contains all plants