Post on 17-Jan-2016
Science Chapter 1
Kingdoms of LifeStudy Guide
Vocabulary: Review the following vocabulary words.
epidermis
The thin outer covering of a leaf (like skin!).
It helps to keep water in!
cell
germination
kingdom
organisms
spores
seed
Be able to answer these questions.
1. Which of the following are living
things?
plants animals viruses cells
Fertilization
• What is it called when a male and female sex cell form together to form a seed?
3. What are the three things plants mix together in order to make food during photosynthesis?
• A. water
• B. carbon dioxide
• C. sunlight
• http://www.macmillanmh.com/science/2008/student/na/scienceinmotion/Common/SIM.html?Module=../Grade4/Chapter1-PhotosynthesisAndRespirationCycles/
4. Which of the following is the broadest classification into which scientists place organisms from the same kingdom?
class phylum genus family
5. What is an organism’s life cycle?
The stages of growth that an organism goes through
Short Answer
6. Why are fungi grouped in their own kingdom? How are they like plants? How are they not like plants?
Fungi looks like a plant, but fungi can’t make their own food. Due to this fact scientists put fungi in their own kingdom.
7. Name the five basic jobs that all living things carry out.
8. Name three traits of organisms belonging to the animal kingdom.
move
Do not make their own food
Have many cells
9. What is the purpose of the tubes that run through the roots and stems in most plants?
Tubes carry water and nutrients from the ground up to the plant’s leaves. This is important to help the plant carry out photosynthesis.
10. What is the main job of roots? What type of roots does grass
have? What type of roots does a carrot have?
Plants have roots to hold them in place and to collect water and nutrients. Grass has fibrous roots and carrots have a tap roots.
11. Imagine you were on a distant planet. On this planet there was soil, air, and
sunshine. However, the planet doesn’t have any bugs or wind. If seeds from fruit trees were planted, the trees would grow. Why
wouldn’t fruit ever grow on the trees?
The trees would never produce fruit because there is no wind or bugs to pollinate the flowers. Without pollination seeds can’t form! No seeds, no fruit!