Living Things
Living things are organisms, such as ______ and plants.
Living things are organisms, such as animals and plants.
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).
Mushrooms are part of which kingdom?
Fungi
The process through which plants make their own food is called what?
photosynthesis
What do we use to observe small living things or to see larger living things in detail?
a magnifying glass
How many kingdoms are there? What are they?
There are five kingdoms.
Plants
Animals
Fungi
Bacteria
Protista
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.
Which part of the plant is in the ground and helps the plant absorb water and nutrients from the soil?
roots
What do we use to observe living things we cannot see with the naked eye?
a microscope
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.
We use _______ and _______ to observe birds and mammals from a distance.
We use binoculars and telescopes to observe birds and mammals from a distance.
This part of the plant provides support. It carries water and nutrients to all parts of the plant.
stem
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).
The _______ kingdom is unicellular. It may cause diseases.
The bacteria kingdom is unicellular. It may cause diseases.
To make food, plants need four things. What are they?
sunlight, water, mineral salts, and carbon dioxide
During photosynthesis, plants take in _____ _____ and release ______.
During photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
Are animals and plants multicellular or unicellular?
Animals and plants are multicellular.
The ________ kingdom has both multicellular and unicellular living things.
The Protista kingdom has both multicellular and unicellular living things.
The mixture of water and mineral salts is called ___ ____.
The mixture of water and mineral salts is called raw sap.
What are two types of seedless plants?