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Chp.8,9,10 Vocabulary Words
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Camouflage:When an organism blends into its environment
relative dating:Estimates age of fossils from sedimentary rocks
embryology:Study of development of embryos of organism
Gradualism:Evolution as a slow change of one species to another
radioactive dating:Telling age by amounts of change in a radioactive element
vestigial structures:Body parts that are reduced in size with no function
variation:When an individual is different from other members of the same species
punctuated equilibrium:Rapid evolution with few intermediate forms
population:A group of organisms of one species in an area
homologous structures:Body parts that are similar in origin and structure
mutation:Change in an organism’s DNA
binomial nomenclature:Using 2- words to name organism
kingdom:Largest taxonomic category
classify:To group items based on similarities
species:The smallest,specific taxonomic category
taxonomy:Science of grouping and naming organisms
division:Largest group within the plant kingdom
phylum:Largest group within the animal kingdom
class:Largest group within phylum and division
tundra:Cold, dry, treeless biomes in far north
grassland:Biome where dominant plants are grasses
tropical rain forest:Biome with greatest variety of organisms on Earth
Chp.8,9,10 Vocabulary Words
Across:5. | The smallest,specific taxonomic category | 11. | Biome with greatest variety of organisms on Earth | 13. | Rapid evolution with few intermediate forms | 14. | Telling age by amounts of change in a radioactive element | 16. | Largest taxonomic category | 18. | Estimates age of fossils from sedimentary rocks | 19. | Biome where dominant plants are grasses | 20. | To group items based on similarities | 21. | Change in an organism’s DNA |
| | Down:1. | Using 2- words to name organism | 2. | A group of organisms of one species in an area | 3. | Body parts that are similar in origin and structure | 4. | When an organism blends into its environment | 6. | Study of development of embryos of organism | 7. | When an individual is different from other members of the same species | 8. | Cold, dry, treeless biomes in far north | 9. | Largest group within phylum and division | 10. | Body parts that are reduced in size with no function | 12. | Science of grouping and naming organisms | 13. | Largest group within the animal kingdom | 15. | Evolution as a slow change of one species to another | 17. | Largest group within the plant kingdom |
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Chp.8,9,10 Vocabulary Words
Across:5. | The smallest,specific taxonomic category | 11. | Biome with greatest variety of organisms on Earth | 13. | Rapid evolution with few intermediate forms | 14. | Telling age by amounts of change in a radioactive element | 16. | Largest taxonomic category | 18. | Estimates age of fossils from sedimentary rocks | 19. | Biome where dominant plants are grasses | 20. | To group items based on similarities | 21. | Change in an organism’s DNA |
| | Down:1. | Using 2- words to name organism | 2. | A group of organisms of one species in an area | 3. | Body parts that are similar in origin and structure | 4. | When an organism blends into its environment | 6. | Study of development of embryos of organism | 7. | When an individual is different from other members of the same species | 8. | Cold, dry, treeless biomes in far north | 9. | Largest group within phylum and division | 10. | Body parts that are reduced in size with no function | 12. | Science of grouping and naming organisms | 13. | Largest group within the animal kingdom | 15. | Evolution as a slow change of one species to another | 17. | Largest group within the plant kingdom |
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