Kingdoms of Life: Grade 9 Biology
Explore the six kingdoms of life with this comprehensive Grade 9 science worksheet, covering characteristics, classification, and examples of each kingdom.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculations. This worksheet covers the six kingdoms of life.
1. Which of the following is NOT one of the six kingdoms of life?
Archaea
Viruses
Fungi
Protista
2. Organisms in the Kingdom Plantae are typically:
Heterotrophic and multicellular
Autotrophic and unicellular
Autotrophic and multicellular
Heterotrophic and unicellular
3. The Kingdom includes organisms that are prokaryotic and live in extreme environments.
4. Fungi obtain nutrients by organic matter from their surroundings.
5. All organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are heterotrophic.
True
False
6. Bacteria belong to the Kingdom Protista.
True
False
7. Briefly describe two key characteristics that distinguish organisms in Kingdom Fungi from those in Kingdom Plantae.
Match each kingdom with its primary characteristic.
8. Archaea
a. Multicellular, heterotrophic
9. Protista
b. Prokaryotic, extreme environments
10. Animalia
c. Diverse group, mostly unicellular eukaryotes