Variation and Classification 07/04/2019 Variation and Classification W Richards The Weald School

Variation 07/04/2019 Variation means “differences within a species. For example, consider some of the people in your class: Ways in which they are the same Ways in which they are different

Environmental differences 07/04/2019 Some of this variation is due to our parents, but some of it is due to our upbringing and the environment in which we live – this is called “Environmental variation”. Variation due to inheritance only Variation due to environment only Variation due to a bit of both

Classification 07/04/2019 The world is populated by millions of different species of animals and plants…

Classifying organisms 07/04/2019 All organisms are classified into groups. For example: Organism Plants Animals Vertebrates Invertebrates Amphibians Birds Reptiles Fish Mammals