calculations and consolidation. The Use scientific understanding variety of experimental presence or absence of microbial to form a hypothesis techniques to include serial growth can be linked back to the Calculate an estimate of dilutions development of antibiotic bacterial population size resistance through natural AT i Use microbiological selection. aseptic techniques, including the use of agar plates and broth Student Book Required One hour lessons Learning Outcomes Specification Content Skills Covered Section Practicals CHAPTER 12 Taxonomy and biodiversity (7 hours) – 1 The Species Concept Recall what is meant by a 3.4.5 Species and Taxonomy 12.1 Species and the order of taxa of Phylogenetic classification Two organisms belong to the same Students should recall the species if they are able to produce definition of Give Explain why it may be difficult fertile offspring. ‘Species’. students a variety of pictures of to identify new species Courtship behaviour as a necessary different organisms and they have precursor to successful mating. The role of courtship in species to try and classify, put the Utilise the binomial system of recognition. naming species organisms into groups, they must be able to justify their reason for A phylogenetic classification Explain techniques which doing so. This should elicit why system attempts to arrange provide evidence to clarify classifying species is sometimes species into groups based on their evolutionary relationships difficult. Students should be able evolutionary origins and to define the Phylogenetic relationships. It uses a hierarchy in classification as a hierarchy of which smaller groups are placed groups within groups without within larger groups, with no overlap. They should recall the overlap between groups. Each taxa and the binomial system used group is called a taxon (plural to identify species. Students taxa). One hierarchy comprises the should be able to explain how taxa: domain, kingdom, phylum,
calculations and consolidation. The presence or absence of microbial growth can be linked back to the development of antibiotic resistance through natural selection. Use scientific understanding to form a hypothesis Calculate an estimate of bacterial population size variety of experimental techniques to include serial dilutions AT i Use microbiological aseptic techniques, including the use of agar plates and broth One hour lessons Learning Outcomes Specification Content Skills Covered Student Book Section Required Practicals CHAPTER 12 – Taxonomy and biodiversity (7 hours) 1 The Species Concept Students should recall the definition of ‘Species’. Give students a variety of pictures of different organisms and they have to try and classify, put the organisms into groups, they must be able to justify their reason for doing so. This should elicit why classifying species is sometimes difficult. Students should be able to define the Phylogenetic classification as a hierarchy of groups within groups without overlap. They should recall the taxa and the binomial system used to identify species. Students should be able to explain how Recall what is meant by a Species and the order of taxa of Phylogenetic classification Explain why it may be difficult to identify new species Utilise the binomial system of naming species Explain techniques which provide evidence to clarify evolutionary relationships 3.4.5 Species and Taxonomy Two organisms belong to the same species if they are able to produce fertile offspring. Courtship behaviour as a necessary precursor to successful mating. The role of courtship in species recognition. A phylogenetic classification system attempts to arrange species into groups based on their evolutionary origins and relationships. It uses a hierarchy in which smaller groups are placed within larger groups, with no overlap between groups. Each group is called a taxon (plural taxa). One hierarchy comprises the taxa: domain, kingdom, phylum, 12.1
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