Biological Classification Basics
Explore the basic principles of biological classification for grade 4 students, including kingdoms, characteristics, and examples of living things.
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Biological Classification Basics
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. Scientists group living things into different based on their characteristics.
2. Plants make their own food, so they are called .
3. Animals get their food by eating other living things, so they are called .
4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?
They can grow.
They can reproduce.
They can move.
They are made of metal.
5. Which kingdom includes mushrooms and yeasts?
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Protista
6. All living things need water to survive.
True
False
7. Bacteria are part of the Animalia kingdom.
True
False
8. Name two characteristics that all living things share.
9. Why do scientists classify living things?