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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?

a

They can grow.

b

They can reproduce.

c

They can move.

d

They are made of metal.

5. Which kingdom includes mushrooms and yeasts?

a

Animalia

b

Plantae

c

Fungi

d

Protista

6. All living things need water to survive.

T

True

F

False

7. Bacteria are part of the Animalia kingdom.

T

True

F

False

8. Name two characteristics that all living things share.

9. Why do scientists classify living things?