The process of sorting things into groups.

A very large group of organisms with only a few features in common, such as all animals or all plants.

A group of very similar organisms that can reproduce with each other to produce fertile offspring.

Classification and species

Science

Pupils will learn that there is variation between individuals within a species, which can be described as continuous or discontinuous depending on the cause.

Pupils learned how to group animals, plants and microorganisms based on similarities and differences in their observable features.

Species and classification (differences between species)

A series of questions about the features of organisms that help us to classify them correctly.

Classifying organisms using a classification key

A series of questions about the features of organisms that help us to identify and classify them correctly.

The environment in which an organism naturally lives.

Collecting data outdoors in the natural habitats of organisms.

Identification and classification in the field 

Organism made of cells that have a nucleus, but do not have a cell wall and cannot make their own food.

Organism made of cells that have a nucleus, a cell wall and can make their own food.

Organism made of cells that have a nucleus and a cell wall, but cannot make their own food.

Organism made of a single cell that does not have a nucleus.

Species and classification (differences between species)

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