Unit 5, Lesson 3: Biodiversity and Classification (p. 302- 315)

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Across
  1. 3. the classification of organisms into groups
  2. 4. made up of living and nonliving things interacting together
  3. 6. used to identify specimens in field guides
  4. 9. the organization of living things into groups based on their traits
  5. 12. a very small specialized habitat (puddle)
  6. 14. a branching diagram that shows relationships among organisms
  7. 15. the specific places where an organism lives
  8. 16. the study of the diversity of life
  9. 17. a Swedish scientist
Down
  1. 1. nature-based tourism
  2. 2. when organisms depend on other organisms to keep the environment suitable
  3. 5. the ability of the environment to meet human needs indefinitely
  4. 7. the study of the diversity of life
  5. 8. a type of phylogenetic tree that groups organisms based on shared characteristics
  6. 10. dasypus novemcinctus
  7. 11. the study of evolutionary relationships among organisms
  8. 13. the number and variety of plants and animals living in an area