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This study aims to determine the influence of secondary school 9th grade students on the classification of the Animals and the concept map in the Biodiversity Unit on the teaching of the student’s academic success.  The research, 9. The study was conducted with 72 students, including the control group (f=36) and the experiment group (n=36) in the classroom. The data was collected using the "Classification of Animals and Biodiversity Academic Success Test" prepared by researchers. The Cronbach Alfa reliability ratio for the academic success test is calculated at 0.82. The research finds that the courses with concept maps make a statistically meaningful difference in students’ academic achievements in the classification of animals and biological diversity subjects. Therefore, the use of conceptual maps in the narrative of topics aimed at the course of biology is very important.