Five Kingdoms of Living Things
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1. Answer the following questions in your science notebook. Write the
questions
neatly!
Click on the Website after the question to help you find the answer.
List the five
characteristics all living things share.
http://vilenski.org/science/safari/charoflife/charoflife.html
List the seven
categories used to classify living things. How can you
remember the order?
http://vilenski.org/science/safari/classifyall/classify_all.html
List the five
kingdoms of living things. Give an example for each.
http://biology4kids.com/files/studies_kingdoms.html
List three
characteristics for each of the following:
1. Bacteria
http://biology4kids.com/files/micro_bacteria.html
http://vilenski.org/science/safari/bacteria/bacteria.html
2. Protists
http://biology4kids.com/files/micro_protozoa.html
http://vilenski.org/science/safari/protista/protists.html
3. Fungi
http://biology4kids.com/files/micro_fungi.html
http://vilenski.org/science/safari/fungus/fungus.html
4.
Plants
http://biology4kids.com/files/plants_main.html
http://vilenski.org/science/safari/plants/plant.html
5. Animals
http://vilenski.org/science/safari/animals/index.html
What are
vertebrates and invertebrates? Give five examples for each.
http://vilenski.org/science/safari/animals/other/classify_animals.html
What are the three
types of symmetry used to classify animals?
http://vilenski.org/science/safari/animals/other/classify_animals.html
What type of animal
are you? How do you know? Use information from
your research to support your answer.
2. When you complete your questions, transfer the information by
using
Inspiration in our lab! Your central idea should be Five Kingdoms of Living Things.
Organize the rest of your research around this central idea. All of the
information
you have found should be included. Use graphics to add a finishing touch.
Be sure to credit your sources if needed.
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