What are living things?
What are living things?
Living things are organisms, such as animals and plants, that carry out three life processes: nutrition, reproduction and sensitivity.
What is a kingdom?
A group of living things that share the same characteristics and are similar to each other.
What are the two multicellular fungi?
Fungi with mushrooms and moulds are multicellular.
What are the two different groups in the protoctist kingdom?
The protoctist kingdom includes two very different groups: protozoa and algae.
How do we observe birds and mammals from a distance?
We use binoculars and telescopes to observe birds and mammals from a distance.
Describe 3 characteristics of plants.
1. Plants are multicellular.
2. They make their own food using sunlight, air water and substances in the soil.
3. Plants cannot move around.
What are yeasts?
Yeasts are the best-known type of unicellular fungi. Yeasts make their own food.
What are protozoa? Describe two characteristics of Protozoa.
Protozoa are unicellular living things that can only be seen through a microscope. They feed on other living things and they live in water or inside other living things.
How do we use a magnifying glass?
We use a magnifying glass to observe small living things or to see larger living things in more detail.
Describe 3 characteristics of animals.
1. Animals are multicellular.
2. They cannot make their own food. They feed on other living things.
3. Most animals can move around.
What does mould do?
Moulds form on bread, on fruit and on the remains of other foods.
What are algae? Describe two characteristics of algae.
Algae can be unicellular or multicelluar. Like plants, they make their own food. They live in water.
How do we observe tiny living things that we cannot see with the naked eye?
We use a microscope to observe tiny living things that we cannot see with the naked eye.
Describe 3 characteristics of fungi.
1. Some fungi are multicellular. Others are unicellular.
2. Most fungi feed on the remains of other living things.
3. They cannot move around.
Some fungi can cause _____, especially on the skin.
Diseases
What diseases can bacteria cause?
Bacteria can cause diseases like meningitis or tetanus.
What are field guides and how do we use them?
Field guides have descriptions, drawings, and photos of all types of living things. We use them to identify living things.
Describe 3 characteristics of bacteria.
1. Bacteria are unicellular.
2. Some bacteria make their own food. Others take in food.
3. Some bacteria cause diseases in other living things.
How do some fungi make food?
A type of yeast is used to make bread, and many fungi produce edible mushrooms.
Name two characteristics of bacteria.
Correct answers:
1. They are unicellular. They are the smallest and simplest of all living things.
2. They are everywhere. They live inside other living things, in soil, in air and in water.
3. Some bacteria make their own food, others feed on other living things.