{"id":4704,"date":"2026-05-07T16:42:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/5th\/?p=4704"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:42:36","slug":"classifying-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/5th\/2026\/05\/07\/classifying-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Classifying Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our science unit this trimester is based in Life Science. 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