Combined Science GCSE
Evidence for classification
What Evidence for classification means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Evidence for classification
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Current classification data for living organisms and fossil data for extinct organisms are used to build evolutionary trees.
Topics that use Evidence for classification
- Classification of living organisms (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Archaea
- Binomial nomenclature
- Carl Woese and scientific models
- Changing scientific models
- Comparing cell types
- Eukaryota
- eukaryotic cells
- Evidence-based classification
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