Exploring the Six Kingdoms of Life
This worksheet helps 8th-grade students understand the characteristics and classification of the six kingdoms of life: Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
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Exploring the Six Kingdoms of Life
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the provided image to help you answer the questions.
1. Which kingdom includes organisms that are prokaryotic and live in extreme environments?
Eubacteria
Archaebacteria
Protista
Fungi
2. Organisms in the Kingdom Plantae are typically:
Heterotrophic and unicellular
Autotrophic and multicellular
Prokaryotic and photosynthetic
Decomposers and sessile
3. The two kingdoms that consist of prokaryotic organisms are and .
4. Organisms in Kingdom are eukaryotic, mostly unicellular, and can be plant-like, animal-like, or fungus-like.
5. Fungi obtain nutrients by organic matter.
6. All organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are multicellular and heterotrophic.
True
False
7. Eubacteria are commonly found in extreme environments like hot springs and salt lakes.
True
False
8. Briefly explain the primary difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
9. Give an example of an organism from the Kingdom Fungi and describe its role in an ecosystem.
Match each kingdom with its defining characteristic.
10. Archaebacteria
a. Multicellular, heterotrophic, no cell walls
11. Protista
b. Prokaryotic, live in extreme environments
12. Plantae
c. Eukaryotic, mostly unicellular, diverse
13. Animalia
d. Multicellular, autotrophic, have cell walls