By Suzanne Buras

Table of Contents

1. Instructions of assembling a “The Five Kingdoms”

foldable

2. “The Five Kingdoms” foldable

3. Poster chart on the 5 kingdoms, characteristics,

and examples. Suitable for student science

notebook.

4. Plant and Animal Classification Chart. Suitable for

student science notebook.

5. Classification: What Is It and Why Do Scientists

Need It? Poster. Suitable for student science

notebook.

6. Classifying Living Things Activity (Includes key)

7. Quiz on Classification (Includes key)

Assembling The 5 Kingdoms Foldable

The 5 Kingdoms foldable is found on the two pages

work best if they are printed back-to-back or two-sided.

You can also glue them back-to-back.

Fold on the inside vertical lines. Then, if you wish, glue the

foldable into a science notebook.

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What Is Classification? Scientists look at living things and identify

their characteristics. They group things with

other things that have similar characteristics.

This act of grouping things by using a set of

rules is called classification.

Why Classify? ❖ Makes it easier to find and share

information.

❖ New discoveries can be related to other

things.

❖ Everything within a kingdom or class, etc.,

has some of the same characteristics.

Classification System from largest group down to a specific

species:

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Animal and Plant Classification Groups

Animal Plant Vertebrates (Have Backbones)

Vascular

Mammals: Have hair; produce milk for their young. Ex.: people, cats, dogs, horses

Have tubes. Found in roots,

stems, and leaves.

Reptiles: Have dry, scaly

skin. Ex.: lizards, snakes, turtles

Amphibians: Moist skin, no scales. Ex.: frogs, toads, newts

Fish: Live in water, hard scales, gills. Ex.: fish

Birds: Have feathers. Ex.: owls, robins, parrots, penguins

Invertebrates (Have no backbone)

Non-Vascular

Arthropods: Have lets with

several joints, hard outer

covering, 2 or more body parts. Ex.: Insects, such as

beetles, bees, mosquitoes. Spiders, such as black widow.

Have no tubes. Water must soak

slowly from cell to cell, Mollusks: May or may not

have hard outer shell. Ex.:

snails, clams, squid

Worms: No shell, legs, or

eyes. Ex.: tapeworm, earthworm, flatworm

Classifying Living Things

This page and the next give you an opportunity to see how the scientific

classification system works!

The first page identifies several living things and assigns a color to each

one.

On the second page, it is your job to classify by using smaller groups

following the classification system. In the rectangles that extend from each

of the classification groups, color in the colors of all living things that fit in

that grouping or write the name of the living thing. Each time you move

down the groupings, you will have to eliminate some of the living things.

You will end up with just ONE species (one specific living thing). You will

have the kingdom, phylum, class, order, family genus, and species name

for the living thing!

Classification: Narrowing It Down to a Species! Key

Is it an

Animal?

Kingdom:

Animalia

Grizzly

Bear

Iguana Polar

Bear

Panda

Bear

Cat Elephant Spider

Does it

have a

Backbone?

Phylum: Chordata

Grizzly

Bear

Iguana Polar

Bear

Panda

Bear

Cat Elephant

Does it

have Hair?

Class: Mammalia

Grizzly

Bear

Cat Polar

Bear

Panda

Bear

Elephant

Does it

have

sharp

front

teeth?

Order: Carnivora

Grizzly

Bear

Cat Polar

Bear

Panda

Bear

Is it a

bear?

Family: Ursidae

Grizzly

Bear

Polar

Bear

Panda

Bear

Is it only

one color?

Genus: Ursus

Grizzly

Bear

Polar

Bear

It is

mainly

brown?

Species: Ursus arctos

Grizzly

Bear

Write the scientific name of the Grizzly Bear:

Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Ursidae, Ursus, Ursus Arctos

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

Name: ____________________________________

Quiz on Classification

MATCHING: Match the kingdom to its description. Write the correct

letter on the line next to the number.

_____ 1. Animals A. Many-celled. Make own food.

_____ 2. Plants B. One-Celled. No cell nucleus.

_____ 3. Fungi C. Many-celled. Feed on living things.

_____ 4. Protists D. Most one-celled. Make own food or

feed on living things.

_____ 5. Moneran

E. Most are many-celled, Absorb food from

other living things.

LISTING: List the 5 Kingdoms and give two examples of each.

1. __________________: __________________, _________________

2. __________________: __________________, _________________

3. __________________: __________________, _________________

4. __________________: __________________, _________________

5. __________________: __________________, _________________

List the groups of animals that fit in each category:

Vertebrates Invertebrates

1.

1.

2.

3.

2.

4.

5. 3.

SHORT ANSWER: Answer the following in complete sentences.

1. What is classification and what does it involve?

2. Why do scientists classify?

3. Into what two main groups do plants fit? Explain each.

Name: ____________________________________

Quiz on Classification - KEY

MATCHING: Match the kingdom to its description. Write the correct

letter on the line next to the number.

__C__ 1. Animals A. Many-celled. Make own food.

__A__ 2. Plants B. One-Celled. No cell nucleus.

__E__ 3. Fungi C. Many-celled. Feed on living things.

__D__ 4. Protists D. Most one-celled. Make own food or

feed on living things.

__B__ 5. Moneran

E. Most are many-celled, Absorb food from

other living things.

LISTING: List the 5 Kingdoms and give two examples of each.

1. __Animal _: humans, monkeys, birds, frogs, fish, spiders, etc.

2. __Plant ______: trees, flowers, grasses, ferns, mosses, etc.

3. __Fungi _______: mushrooms, yeasts, molds

4. __Protist________: algae, amoebas, diatoms, etc.

5. __Moneran______: bacteria

List the main groups of animals that fit in each category:

Vertebrates Invertebrates

1. Mammals

1. Arthropods

2. Reptiles

3. Amphibians

2. Mollusks

4. Fish

5. Birds 3. Worms

SHORT ANSWER: Answer the following in complete sentences.

1. What is classification and what does it involve?

Classification is the act of grouping things by using a set of rules that

groups things with similar characteristics.

2. Why do scientists classify?

Scientists classify to make it easier to find and share information and to

relate new discoveries to what we already know.

3. Into what two main groups do plants fit? Explain each.

Vascular: Have tubes and are found in roots, stems, and leaves.

Non-vascular; Have no tubes. Water must soak slowly from cell to cell.

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