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The five kingdoms of classification – a matching task
Name: ...............................................................
Date: ..................................................................
Cut out and match up the words, definitions and examples of organisms that would be included in
that group.
Animals
Plants
Fungi
Protoctists

exist as single cell organisms or colonies of
single cells

often live in water

some can move

can be huge or tiny

complex organisms

eat food

have a nervous system

can be vertebrates or invertebrates

grouped into mammals, birds, reptiles,
amphibians and fish

simple structures

smallest living things on Earth

can be helpful or harmful

take their energy from dead plants and
animals

motionless

contain chlorophyll

convert sunlight into food

some produce flowers or fruit
moulds,
mushrooms and
yeast
Japanese cherry
tree and wheat
fish, insects,
reptiles, birds and
mammals
amoeba
Prokaryotes
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bacteria and bluegreen algae
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The five kingdoms of classification – a matching task
Answers

exist as single cell organisms or
colonies of single cells

often live in water

some can move

can be huge or tiny

complex organisms

eat food

have a nervous system

can be vertebrates or
invertebrates

grouped into mammals, birds,
reptiles, amphibians and fish

simple structures

smallest living things on Earth

can be helpful or harmful

take their energy from dead
plants and animals
Protoctists
Animals
amoeba
fish, insects, reptiles, birds and
mammals
Prokaryotes
Fungi
Plants

motionless

contain chlorophyll

convert sunlight into food

some produce flowers or fruit
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bacteria and blue-green algae
moulds, mushrooms and yeast
Japanese cherry tree and
wheat
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