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 many cells, no cell wall and takes in food, Ari?
- Plants
- Fungi
- Animals
- Bacteria
Using the chart, which kingdom has cell walls of chitin and absorbs its food, Bo?
- Animals
- Protists
- Fungi
- Plants, as they have walls too
Using the chart, which kingdom is one cell with no nucleus, Esme?
- Fungi
- Protists, as they are one cell too
- Bacteria
- Plants
Jun's field guide shows a mushroom on a log. Which kingdom is it in?
- Fungi
- Plants
- Bacteria
- Animals
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
- Bacteria, as it is one cell
- Animals
- Plants
Do the cells of Milo's cat have cell walls?
- Yes, like plant cells
- Yes, made of chitin
- No
Do the cells of an oak tree have cell walls, Noah?
- Yes, made of chitin
- Yes, made of cellulose
- No, like animal cells
Soil bacteria are single cells. Does a bacterium have a nucleus, Pia?
- No
- Yes, two of them
- Yes, like a protist
How can a virus make more viruses, Tala?
- Only inside a host cell
- By laying eggs
- By making food from sunlight
- By splitting in two, like bacteria
Most viruses are too small for a classroom microscope. What do scientists use to see them, Zee?
- A light microscope, like for bacteria
- A magnifying glass
- An electron microscope
- A telescope