🧬 CELL CITY
Mushrooms, mold, and yeast belong to this kingdom because they absorb nutrients instead of making their own.
What is Fungi?
This system carries oxygen and nutrients through the body.
What is the circulatory system?
In most ecosystems, this ultimate energy source powers everything.
What is the sun?
What biologists study
What are living things/life?
The powerhouse of the cell
What is the mitochondria?
This kingdom includes single-celled organisms that have no nucleus — they’re everywhere, even in yogurt!
What is Bacteria (Monera)?
This system controls all body activities and reactions.
What is the nervous system?
The green pigment in plants
What is chlorophyll?
The percentage of water that makes up the earth's surface.
What is 71 percent?
The gel-like fluid inside the cell
What is cytoplasm?
Name three main kingdoms of life
What are Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, and Monera (or Bacteria)?
Where digestion begins
What is the mouth?
The gas plants release
What is oxygen?
The largest organ of the human body
What is skin?
Organelle that stores food, water & waste
What is the vacuole?
This kingdom includes unicellular eukaryotes like amoebas and paramecia — the “leftovers” of classification!
What is Protista?
The only movable bones in the head (other than the jaw)
What are the tiny ear bones?
These organisms, like plants and algae, make their own food and form the base of every food chain.
What are producers (autotrophs)?
The full name for DNA
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
Organelle that provides structure in plant cells
What is the cell wall?
These mysterious particles challenge the definition of life itself — they can’t reproduce or metabolize without a host, so scientists leave them out of the five kingdoms entirely.
What is a virus
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
The species that plays a critical role in maintaining the balance of an ecosystem.
What is a keystone species?
What is the movement of particles from high concentration to low concentration called
*Hint: cellular respiration
What is diffusion?