Biology GCSE
Classification
What Classification means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Classification
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Sorting living things into groups based on shared features, traditionally depending on their structure and characteristics.
Topics that use Classification
- Classification of living organisms (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Binomial naming
- Binomial system
- Biochemical evidence and DNA sequencing
- Changing classification
- Combining multiple evidence sources
- Current classification data
- Evidence-based classification
- Evolutionary relationships
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