Biology GCSE
Changing classification
What Changing classification means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Classification systems change as biological knowledge grows, and new evidence can move organisms into different groups or create new groups.
Topics that use Changing classification
- Classification of living organisms (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Binomial naming
- Binomial system
- Biochemical evidence and DNA sequencing
- Classification
- Combining multiple evidence sources
- Current classification data
- Evidence-based classification
- Evolutionary relationships
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