The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE biology students studying classification of living organisms and the impact of modern developments of classifying systems. If you struggled with the ...

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Earth harbors organisms far older than humans, with some living for thousands of years. These ancient life forms, from ...

There are millions of different species on the planet. Scientists try to group similar organisms together so that they are easier to identify. The groups start big and the organisms within have only a ...

Strange fossils, including some that could be predecessors to modern animals, found in China shed new light on the evolution of large, complex organisms, and indicate that they may have diversified ...