B2 - Classification

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What is classification?
Organising LIVING ORGANISMS into groups.
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Why is classification important?
Because they help us understand how organisms are related.
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Living things are divided into ____
Kingdoms.
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What are the subdivided kingdoms? (6)
Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
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What is a genus?
A group of closely-related species.
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What is a species?
A group of organisms that can interbreed.
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What do evolutionary trees show?
How closely related different species are.
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