Name ___________________________________
Chapter 1: Lesson 1, 2, 4
Study Guide
Lesson 1
1. Vocabulary – define each word and answer the questions below. Use the pages from our science book to help
you!
 Cell (page 7) - ________________________________________________________
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Nucleus (page 8) - ____________________________________________________
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Cytoplasm (page 8) - __________________________________________________
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Chloroplasts (page 9) - _________________________________________________
2. Using the word bank, label the parts of a Plant Cell on the lines provided.
Cytoplasm
Chloroplasts
nucleus
3. Using the word bank, place the letters in the correct section of the Venn Diagram.
a. Cell Wall
b. Cell Membrane
c. Nucleus
d. Chloroplasts
e. Cytoplasm
Plant Cell
Animal Cell
Lesson 2
The World is filled with millions of different kinds of organisms. How can scientists ever sort them all out?
1. Scientists sort or classify all living things into six groups called (page 10/11):
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2. To classify the living things, scientists think about three things:
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3. The six major categories of the kingdoms are:
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4. Since these six kingdoms are so large, scientists divide each kingdom into even smaller groups. For example,
the Animal Kingdom is divided into seven smaller groups: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order,
Family, Genus, and Species. (page 12/13)
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Of these seven, which is the largest classification group? _____________________________
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What do all of these organisms (on page 13) have in common? __________________________________
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If two organisms share a genus name, what can you infer about these organisms? (hint: think of the
definition for the word genus.)
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Lesson 4
1. Using the word bank, place the letters in the correct section of the Venn Diagram.
a. backbone
e.
b. no backbone
d.body may be
protected by a
shell or a hard
covering
c.get food
g.
reptile
mammal
f.
birds
h.
fish
Invertebrate
i.
mollusks
vertebrate
j.
amphibians