Grade 6 – Biodiversity – Study Sheet
Monera Kingdom –made up of mostly bacteria and blue-green algae
Protist Kingdom –contains mostly one-celled organisms and some algae
Plant Kingdom –trees, grasses, and flowers belong to this kingdom; make their own
food and do not move around
Animal Kingdom –contains animals with backbones and animals without backbones;
get their food by eating other organisms and do move around
Fungi Kingdom- mushrooms; are decomposers – do not make their own food and do
not move around
Living things (biotic) – Basic needs of biotic elements: oxygen, water, food,
energy, suitable habitat
Non-living things (abiotic) –do not require basic needs (ie. soil, water, sun)
Coniferous Trees –trees that keep their needs/scale–like leaves; cone-bearing
Deciduous Trees – trees that lose their leaves in a particular season
Vertebrates –animals with backbones (different groups: fish, amphibians, reptiles,
birds, mammals)
Invertebrates- animals without backbones (different groups: sponges, worms,
molluscs, arthropods
Arthropods- have the greatest diversity of animals; have a large number of
adaptations; have characteristics such as jointed legs and hard outer covering of
their bodies (exoskeleton)
Paleontologist- collects fossils and put them together to build or reconstruct the
skeletons of dinosaurs; they use the information to explain dinosaurs’
characteristics
Fossils- the traces and bones of things that lived long ago
Other important information:
Basic needs of biotic elements: oxygen, water, food, energy, suitable habitat
Roles of producers: 1) produce oxygen 2) supply food
3) provide shelter
Be able to explain how Fungi is NOT a plant OR an animal.
The Microscope
Ocular Lens
Objective Lenses
Arm
Stage
Course Adjustment Knob
Fine Adjustment Knob
Diaphragm
Base