Classification crossword puzzle
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Ecology & Evolution has 15 clues. Answers range from 4 to 19 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
smallest unit of life
animal's are multicellular and take in theirfood
The division of organisms into groups basedon specific characteristics
type of reproduction in which a new organism is produced from one parent and has DNA identical to the parent organism:fission, budding and regeneration areexamples
prokaryote, unicellular organism that lives inextreme environments
a form of asexual reproduction in which onecell divides to form two identical cells
The Father of the Science of Taxonomy,developed a system of grouping organismsbased on their similar structures, usedbinomial nomenclature to name differentspecies
organisms that produce their own food
a key for the identification of organismsbased on a series of choices betweenalternative objects or organisms
the broadest most general level ofclassification: Eukarya(eukaryotes), Bacteria(Prokaryotes), Archaea (Prokaryotes)
previously the first and largets category in thescientific classification system of organisms.The six main kingdoms studied in 7th gradescience are: Archaebacteria, Eubacteria,Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
organisms that must obtain their food fromother organisms
a group of similar species
the science of describing, naming, andclassifying organisms
organisms having similar traits and canreproduce fertile offspring
