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investigate the role of classification in ordering and organising the diversity of life on Earth and use and develop classification tools including dichotomous keys (AC9S7U01)

Elaborations
  • observing and identifying the similarities and differences of particular features within and between groups of organisms
  • creating and modifying a dichotomous key to classify organisms into groups and groups within groups
  • naming and classifying species using scientific conventions from the Linnaean hierarchical classification system, such as kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
  • considering the reasons for classifying living things, such as identification and communication
  • examining how biological classification has changed over time through improvements in microscopy
  • using provided dichotomous keys to identify organisms surveyed on a field trip
  • investigating First Nations Australians’ systems of classifying living things and how these systems differ from those used by contemporary science
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
ScOT terms

Taxonomic rank,  Dichotomous keys,  Classification

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