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Classification, biodiversity and conservation

Unit B18 · 4 lessons.

Notes

Illustrated notes for each topic in this unit, with worked examples and a checklist of objectives.

• Classification, phylogeny and molecular evidence
  The taxonomic hierarchy from domain to species and the rules of binomial naming; the biological species concept and where it fails; phenetic against…
• The five kingdoms, species concepts and viruses
  The characteristic features of Prokaryotae, Protoctista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia, taken one kingdom at a time and used to place an unfamiliar…
• Measuring biodiversity
  Biodiversity at the level of habitat, species and genes; species richness against species diversity; the two forms of Simpson's index used by…
• Conservation in situ and ex situ
  In situ conservation through protected areas, legislation and habitat management, and ex situ conservation in zoos, botanic gardens and seed banks…

Practical work

The practical capabilities this unit's work belongs to, each with its techniques, its calculations and the errors that cost marks.

• Field sampling, distribution and behavioural response