| Taxonomy | the study of classification |
| Hierarchical classification | organisation of organisms where smaller groups are contained within larger groups. |
| Phylogenetic classification | organisation according to evolution history/common ancestor |
| Species | organism that can breed to produce a fertile off spring |
| 8 taxa groups | Daring kyle puts condom on for gay sex
Domain Kingdom phylum class order family genus species |
| Gene technology | allows dna and rna sequences to be analysed |
| Evidence for classification | -DNA sequence similarities
-comparison of amino acids
- comparing courtship behaviour |
| Courtship behaviour | allows animals to find their own species
-attract a male of the opposite sex
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| Variation | interspecific variation - difference between species
Intraspecific variation- difference between organism in a pop of species |
