Cells and Classification
Life in all its forms. From cell theory and organelles to the classification of living things and their adaptations to Australian habitats.
Lessons
12 totalCharacteristics of living things
What separates the living from the non-living?
The role of classification
Why scientists sort living things into groups.
The binomial classification system
From kingdom all the way down to species.
Identifying organisms with dichotomous keys
Use a branching key to name any organism.
Australian habitats and adaptations
How organisms in Australian ecosystems are built for their environment.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander classification systems
How First Nations Peoples organise the diversity of life.
Cell theory
The three founding ideas of modern cell biology.
Cell structures and organelles
The parts inside a cell and what each one does.
Plant and animal cells compared
Similarities and the key differences — and why they exist.
Specialised cells and tissues
How cells change shape to do specific jobs.
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration
Two vital processes happening in organelles right now.
Cells and classification in context
Research an organism and explain why it belongs where it does.
Syllabus Outcomes
- SC4-CLS-01 Describes the unique features of cells in living things and how structural features can be used to classify organisms