Introducing young students to the process of classification, this video explains how grouping (and sub-groupings0 plants and animals with common chaacteristics has made it easier for for everyone to learn about them. Plants that make seeds (flowering plants and cone-bearing plants) and plants that do not make seeds (ferns, fungi, moss, algae) are discussed, as are animlas with backbones (vertebrates) and animals without backbones (invertebrates).

Film no. 1231.