WASSCE Biology · Foundations of Life
Classification of Living Things
Taxonomy, the five kingdoms, and how organisms are grouped by their shared features.
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- 1Why we classify living things9 minFree9 minFree
- 2The taxonomic hierarchy — from kingdom to species10 min Plan10 min Plan
- 3Scientific naming — the binomial system10 min Plan10 min Plan
- 4The five kingdoms — an overview10 min Plan10 min Plan
- 5Kingdom Monera — bacteria and cyanobacteria10 min Plan10 min Plan
- 6Kingdom Protoctista — single-celled eukaryotes10 min Plan10 min Plan
- 7Kingdom Fungi10 min Plan10 min Plan
- 8Kingdom Plantae — major groups of plants10 min Plan10 min Plan
- 9Kingdom Animalia — vertebrates and invertebrates10 min Plan10 min Plan
- 10Dichotomous keys — identifying organisms10 min Plan10 min Plan
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