AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464
Paper 2
Revise: Classification SystemsSpecies is the smallest group in this system, and organisms within a species share the most features.
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GCSE Combined Science · key term
The smallest group in the Linnaean hierarchy, whose organisms share the most characteristics.
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Paper 2
Revise: Classification SystemsSpecies is the smallest group in this system, and organisms within a species share the most features.
Learn the hierarchy in order: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. ‘King Philip Came Over For Gran’s Spaghetti’ is one possible mnemonic.
When comparing species on an evolutionary tree, trace their branches back to their most recent shared branching point. Do not judge relatedness simply by how close their names are on the page.
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