Exploring the Five Kingdoms of Life
A Grade 5 science worksheet focusing on the characteristics and examples of the five kingdoms of living organisms.
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Exploring the Five Kingdoms of Life
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Remember what you've learned about the five kingdoms of living things!
1. Which kingdom includes organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis?
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Monera
2. Bacteria belong to which kingdom?
Protista
Animalia
Monera
Plantae
3. Organisms in the Kingdom Fungi get their food by from other organisms.
4. Animals are part of the Kingdom and are known for their ability to move.
5. All organisms in the Kingdom Protista are multicellular.
True
False
6. Plants use sunlight to create their own food.
True
False
7. Name two characteristics that all animals share.
8. Give an example of an organism from the Kingdom Protista.
Match each kingdom to its description.
9. Plantae
a. Includes mushrooms and molds
10. Fungi
b. Consists of organisms like bacteria
11. Monera
c. Made up of plants
The image below helps to illustrate the diversity of life, though it does not explicitly show the five kingdoms. Think about how living things are classified.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
12. Organisms that can make their own food are called .
13. Animals are considered because they eat other organisms for energy.