Name: ______Date: ______/HW#: ____

Movie Worksheet Mr. Jensen/Period: _____

Our Feature Presentation:

Biology: the science of life: the world of living things

List the 9 characteristics of living things discussed in the movie.

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The five kingdoms of living things revisited…

For each of the kingdoms below, fill in the blanks that follow.

Kingdom Monera

a.  There are about ______different types, or species, of monerans.

b.  About half the species of monerans are ______, while

the other half are primitive, plant-like organisms known as ______

______.

c.  All monerans are ______, meaning they possess just one cell. Moneran cells are unique because they lack a ______.


Kingdom Protista

a.  The kingdom protista has about ______species.

b.  All protists are ______or single celled. They have a ______, but lack ______.

c.  Like the ______, some can make their own food and are ______, while others are ______and cannot make food.

Kingdom Fungi

a.  Fungi can be either unicellular or ______.

b.  Fungi are ______and cannot make their own food.

c.  Fungi cells have ______and almost always have more than one ______.

d.  There are about ______species of fungi.

Kingdom Plantae

a.  The members of the kingdom plantae are ______organisms. This means they are made from many cells.

b.  Plant cells have both a ______and a ______

______.

c.  Plants are ______and are able to use the sun’s energy to make their own food.

d.  There are about ______species of plants.

Kingdom Animalia

a.  The kingdom animalia is the biggest one. There are over ______

species of animals.

b.  Animals are ______and cannot make their own food.

c.  Like plants, animals are ______organisms, but animal cells lack ______and have just one ______.

KINGDOM ANIMALIA

The final kingdom, the Kingdom Animalia, is the biggest

one. There are over one million species of animals.

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Animals are heterotrophs and cannot make their own

food. Like plants and fungi, animals are multicellular

organisms, but animal cells lack cell walls and have just

one nucleus.

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE

FIVE KINGDOMS OF LIVING THINGS

KINGDOM MONERA

The very simplest living things belong to the Kingdom

Monera. Many monerans are of microscopic size. There

are about 3000 different types, or species, of monerans.

About half the species of monerans are bacteria, while

the other half are primitive, plant-like organisms like

these, known as blue-green algae. All monerans are unicellular,

meaning they possess just one cell. Moneran

cells are unique because they lack a nucleus. The nucleus

is typically a rounded structure found only in cells of

non-moneran organisms. In animals, plants, fungi, and

protists, the nucleus is where most of the informationstoring

DNA is located, but because monerans lack a

nucleus, their DNA is spread around inside their cells. The

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other characteristic of monerans is that their cells are surrounded

by a thick outer cell wall. Cells walls are found

only in monerans, fungi, and plants. Some monerans, in

particular the blue-green algae, can manufacture food

using the sun’s energy. Such organisms are called

autotrophs. Other monerans, including most bacteria,

cannot make their own food. These organisms are called

heterotrophs.

To review, the characteristics of monerans are—they are

unicellular, lack a nucleus, have cell walls. and can be

either autotrophic or heterotrophic.

KINGDOM PROTISTA

The next kingdom of living things, the Kingdom Protista,

consists of microscopic plant-like and animal-like creatures

that are often referred to as protozoa. The Kingdom

Protista has about 30,000 species. All protists are unicellular.

They have a nucleus, but lack cell walls. Like the

monerans, some can make their own food and are

autrophic, while others are heterotrophic and cannot

make food.

KINGDOM PLANTAE

The members of the Kingdom Plantae are multicellular

organisms. This means they are made from many cells.

Plant cells have both a nucleus and a cell wall. Plants are

autotrophs and are able to use the sun's energy to make

their own food. There are about 285,000 species of

plants.

KINGDOM FUNGI

The members of the Kingdom Fungi - the mushrooms,

molds, and yeasts—are also multicellular organisms.

However, unlike plants, fungi are heterotrophs and cannot

make their own food. Fungi cells have cell walls and

almost always have more than one nucleus. There are

about 100,000 species of fungi.

KINGDOM ANIMALIA

The final kingdom, the Kingdom Animalia, is the biggest

one. There are over one million species of animals.

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Animals are heterotrophs and cannot make their own

food. Like plants and fungi, animals are multicellular

organisms, but animal cells lack cell walls and have just

one nucleus.

As we have just seen, the world of living things is fantastically

diverse. However, behind all of life's diversity lie

important principles that are still not fully understood, but

scientific research continues to add to our understanding

each day. And with improved understanding come other

benefits such as amazing new ways to fight disease, to

improve food supplies, and to increase the human lifespan.

VIDEO QUIZ

1. TRUE OR FALSE? Heterotrophs can make their own

food.

2. TRUE OR FALSE? Plants are multicellular organisms.

3. TRUE OR FALSE? Bacteria are Monerans.

4. TRUE OR FALSE? Homeostasis means maintaining a

balanced internal environment.

5. TRUE OR FALSE? Mushrooms belong to the Kingdom

Protista.

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