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Key Stage 3
Meaning
A species is a group of organisms which can reproduce with on another to produce fertile offspring.
About Species
- Two organisms of different species cannot made fertile offspring.
- Some organisms are closely related, but are not the same species so they can have offspring but the offspring are not fertile. These offspring are known as hybrids.
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Species is the smallest group in the Linnaeus Classification System and represents a group of organisms which can reproduce with one another to produce fertile offspring.
About Species
- Two organisms of different species cannot made fertile offspring.
- Some organisms are closely related, but are not the same species so they can have offspring but the offspring are not fertile. These offspring are known as hybrids.
References
AQA
- Species, page 304, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
- Species, pages 102, 104, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Species, pages 240-241, 244-247, 251, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Species, pages 59, 68, 69, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA
- Species, pages 74, 80, 81, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Species; in classification, page 102, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA