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Topic last updated: 01 Dec 2021

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Classification of living organisms

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Classification keys

Basic features such as appearance, mobility and reproduction can be used to identify and classify living organisms. You can do this by answering a set of questions known as classification key. Each answer leads to an additional question until the organism is identified.

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