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?
- Fungi
- Plants
- Bacteria
- Animals
Using the chart, which kingdom has cell walls of chitin and absorbs its food, Bo?
- Animals
- Fungi
- Plants, as they have walls too
- Protists
Jun's field guide shows a mushroom on a log. Which kingdom is it in?
- Animals
- Bacteria
- Fungi
- Plants
Yeast makes Kira's bread dough rise. Yeast is a single cell with a chitin wall that absorbs sugar. Which kingdom is it in?
- Bacteria, as it is one cell
- Plants
- Fungi, as a one-celled fungus
- 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
- Animals, as it swims
- Plants
- Protists
Do the cells of Milo's cat have cell walls?
- Yes, made of chitin
- No
- Yes, like plant cells
Do the cells of an oak tree have cell walls, Noah?
- Yes, made of cellulose
- Yes, made of chitin
- No, like animal cells
Ren reads about viruses in a science book. Is a virus a cell?
- Yes: a kind of protist
- Yes: a tiny plant
- Yes: a very small bacterium
- No: it is not a cell
How can a virus make more viruses, Tala?
- By laying eggs
- Only inside a host cell
- By splitting in two, like bacteria
- By making food from sunlight
Most viruses are too small for a classroom microscope. What do scientists use to see them, Zee?
- A telescope
- A magnifying glass
- A light microscope, like for bacteria
- An electron microscope