Living Things
Five Kingdoms
Mystery
Plants
100

Living things are organisms, such as ______ and plants.

Living things are organisms, such as animals and plants.

100

What is a kingdom?

A kingdom is a group of living things that share the same characteristics (i.e., they are similar to each other).

100

Mushrooms are part of which kingdom?

Fungi

100

The process through which plants make their own food is called what?

photosynthesis

200

What do we use to observe small living things or to see larger living things in detail?

a magnifying glass

200

How many kingdoms are there?  What are they?

There are five kingdoms. 

Plants

Animals

Fungi

Bacteria

Protista

200

The _____ kingdom makes its own food using sunlight, air, water, and substances in the soil.

The Plant kingdom makes its own food using sunlight, air, water, and substances in the soil.

200

Which part of the plant is in the ground and helps the plant absorb water and nutrients from the soil?

roots

300

What do we use to observe living things we cannot see with the naked eye?

a microscope

300

The ______ kingdom cannot make their own food.  It is multicellular and feed on other living things.

The animal kingdom cannot make their own food.  It is multicellular and feed on other living things.

300

We use _______ and _______ to observe birds and mammals from a distance.

We use binoculars and telescopes to observe birds and mammals from a distance.

300

This part of the plant provides support.  It carries water and nutrients to all parts of the plant.

stem

400

Living things are made up of cells.  Living things can be _______ (just one cell) or _______ (a large number of cells).

Living things are made up of cells.  Living things can be unicellular (just one cell) or multicellular (a large number of cells).

400

The _______ kingdom is unicellular.  It may cause diseases.

The bacteria kingdom is unicellular.  It may cause diseases.

400

To make food, plants need four things.  What are they?

sunlight, water, mineral salts, and carbon dioxide

400

During photosynthesis, plants take in _____ _____ and release ______.

During photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

500

Are animals and plants multicellular or unicellular?

Animals and plants are multicellular.

500

The ________ kingdom has both multicellular and unicellular living things.

The Protista kingdom has both multicellular and unicellular living things.

500

The mixture of water and mineral salts is called ___ ____.

The mixture of water and mineral salts is called raw sap.

500

What are two types of seedless plants?

mosses and ferns
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