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Biology (SCP) 512
Unit 9- Classification
TIME FRAME: 1 day
GRADE: 10
CONTACT:
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What is the purpose of classifying organisms?
What is the criteria by which organisms are classified?
How does our classification system employ the logic of evolution?
1. Purpose of classification systems
2. Scientific naming - Binomial nomenclature
3. Use of a classification key
Students will develop the ability to: 1. Define classification and its purpose for the study of living organisms
2. Apply the rules of binomial nomenclature
3. Utilize a classification key when given the characteristics of an unknown organism
1. Use of a classification key
Objective/subjective testing (50:50 percent).
Cooperative activities
Class discussion