Theory Card: BI1, Species and Systematics

Otaniemi Upper Secondary School – Sustainable Future Project

Course code, full name, and status (C/EC/OP)

BI1 Life and evolution C

Topic

Species and systematics 

Duration

75 min

Objectives (directly from the National Core Curriculum):

The objective of the module is that the student

  • is able to classify the structure of current living organisms  

Content (directly from the National Core Curriculum):

  • Living organisms
    • principles of classification  
    • family tree of living organisms and key taxa 

More detailed description of content if necessary

Key concepts

species, subspecies, breed, variety, taxon, genus, family, order, class, phylum/domain, municipality, domain, DNA barcode, molecular clock, phylogenetic tree, taxonomy, systematics

Connections within the subject

BI2, BI3

Connections to other subjects (if already known)

Possible model pathways related to the content

Agenda 2030: 14 and 15, Life Below Water and Life on Land