Sorting living things into kingdoms
Grade 7 Science Worksheet - Building Confidence
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Comparison chart
kingdom cells cell wall food plants many cells yes (cellulose) make their own by photosynthesis animals many cells no take in food fungi mostly many cells (yeasts one) yes (chitin) break food down outside the body and absorb it protists mostly one cell some some make food and some take it in bacteria one cell with no nucleus most some make food and most absorb it Using the chart, which kingdom has cell walls of chitin and absorbs its food, Bo?
- Plants, as they have walls too
- Animals
- Fungi
- Protists
Using the chart, which kingdom is one cell with no nucleus, Esme?
- Plants
- Fungi
- Bacteria
- Protists, as they are one cell too
Jun's field guide shows a mushroom on a log. Which kingdom is it in?
- Animals
- Fungi
- Plants
- Bacteria
Yeast makes Kira's bread dough rise. Yeast is a single cell with a chitin wall that absorbs sugar. Which kingdom is it in?
- Fungi, as a one-celled fungus
- Plants
- Bacteria, as it is one cell
- Animals
Under a microscope, Luz sees a one-celled pond creature with a nucleus swimming with a whip-like tail. Which kingdom is it in?
- Bacteria, as it is one cell
- Plants
- Protists
- Animals, as it swims
Do the cells of Milo's cat have cell walls?
- No
- Yes, made of chitin
- Yes, like plant cells
Soil bacteria are single cells. Does a bacterium have a nucleus, Pia?
- Yes, like a protist
- No
- Yes, two of them
Ren reads about viruses in a science book. Is a virus a cell?
- Yes: a very small bacterium
- Yes: a kind of protist
- Yes: a tiny plant
- No: it is not a cell
How can a virus make more viruses, Tala?
- By splitting in two, like bacteria
- By making food from sunlight
- Only inside a host cell
- By laying eggs
Most viruses are too small for a classroom microscope. What do scientists use to see them, Zee?
- An electron microscope
- A light microscope, like for bacteria
- A magnifying glass
- A telescope