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

oxygen

spores

reproduction

respiration

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

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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!