All living organisms can be classified into groups by the features they share. Draw a circle around the characteristic shared by all living organisms.

1.2.1 State that organisms can be classified into groups by the features that they share

1.2.2 Define species as a group of organisms that can reproduce to produce fertile offspring

1.2.3 Define and describe the binomial system of naming species as an internationally agreed system in which the scientific name of an organism is made up of two parts showing the genus and species

1.2.4 Define and describe the binomial system of naming species as an internationally agreed system in which the scientific name of an organism is made up of two parts showing the genus and species

1.2.5 Explain that classification systems aim to reflect evolutionary relationships

1.2.6 Explain that classification is traditionally based on studies of morphology and anatomy

1.2.7 Explain that the sequences of bases in DNA and of amino acids in proteins are used as a more accurate means of classification

1.2.8 Explain that organisms which share a more recent ancestor (are more closely related) have base sequences in DNA that are more similar than those that share only a distant ancestor

1.3.1 List the features in the cells of all living organisms, limited to cytoplasm, cell membrane and DNA as genetic material

1.3.2 List the main features used to place animals and plants into the appropriate kingdoms

1.3.3 • List the main features used to place organisms into groups within the animal kingdom, limited to: – the main groups of vertebrates: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish – the main groups of arthropods: myriapods, insects, arachnids, crustaceans

1.3.4 • List the main features used to place organisms into groups within the animal kingdom, limited to: – the main groups of vertebrates: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish – the main groups of arthropods: myriapods, insects, arachnids, crustaceans

1.3.5 List the features in the cells of all living organisms, limited to ribosomes for protein synthesis and enzymes involved in respiration

1.3.6 List the main features used to place all organisms into one of the five kingdoms: Animal, Plant, Fungus, Prokaryote, Protoctist

1.3.7 List the main features used to place organisms into groups within the plant kingdom, limited to ferns and flowering plants (dicotyledons and monocotyledons)

1.3.8 List the features of viruses, limited to protein coat and genetic material