Outcomes

In this unit you will learn about:

• Concept of classification
• Importance of classifying living things
• How living things are grouped according to their similarities and differences 
• Different types of classification systems
• Major groups of living things
• Ranks of classification
• General and distinctive features of viruses
• Structure of viruses
• General and distinctive features of bacteria
• Characteristics of pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria
• General and distinctive features of the Kingdon of Protoctista
• Structure of Amoeba, Euglena, and Paramecium