English National Curriculum - Science Science

12. Explore classification

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Understand the concept of classification and its importance in biology

Identify the different levels of classification and their characteristics

Analyse the evolutionary relationships between organisms based on their classification

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classification

the process of classifying something

Linnaean

the particular form of biological classification set up by Carl Linnaeus

phylum

a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class

genus

a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses, in biology

class

a set of things having some property in common making something different from others by kind, type, or quality

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