Topic 18.2: Classification (CIE A-level Biology)

This lesson bundle contains 3 lessons which have been intricately planned to build on the knowledge acquired in the previous lesson and in earlier topics of the course to allow students to gain a deep understanding of classification. The lesson PowerPoints and accompanying resources contain a wide range of tasks which will engage and motivate the students whilst all of the content of topic 18.2 of the CIE A-level Biology specification is covered as detailed below:

• Describe the classification of species into the taxonomic hierarchy of domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species
• The characteristic features of the three domains
• The characteristic features of the kingdoms
• The classification of viruses, separate to the three-domain model of classification of cellular organisms

If you would like to sample the quality of the lessons in this bundle, then download the “features of the kingdoms” lesson as this has been shared for free