What are the different animal kingdoms?

In today's lesson we are going to learn how living organisms are classified. We will learn about the 5 kingdoms and then we will focus on the animal kingdom. For this lesson you will need a pencil, a piece of paper and a ruler.

What are the different animal kingdoms?

In today's lesson we are going to learn how living organisms are classified. We will learn about the 5 kingdoms and then we will focus on the animal kingdom. For this lesson you will need a pencil, a piece of paper and a ruler.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Name of each of the animal kingdoms
  2. Key traits of each animal kingdom
  3. How the evolutionary tree shows us how animal kingdoms are related

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is the last step in the fossilisation process?
An animals skeleton is buried by sediment
Correct answer: The fossil is exposed at the Earth's surface
The skeleton dissolves and a mould is formed
Q2.
What is the fossil record?
a characteristic that helps an organisms to survive in its environment
Correct answer: A collection of fossils found across different ages of rock
the process by which living things gradually change over time
Q3.
If fossils are deeper down in rock are the newer or older fossils?
newer fossils
Correct answer: older fossils
Q4.
Which of these is NOT a reason that parts of the fossil record are missing.
In the rock cycle some rocks that contain fossils are destroyed.
Some organisms decompose before they are covered by sediment.
Correct answer: Some organisms don't have bones.

5 Questions

Q1.
Which of these groups is warm blooded?
amphibians
Correct answer: birds
reptiles
Q2.
Which of these groups does NOT lay eggs?
fish
Correct answer: mammals
reptiles
Q3.
What is the name for the group of animals with a backbone?
invertebrates
Correct answer: vertebrates
Q4.
Which kingdom is labelled 1?
Correct answer: Animals
Fungi
Protists
Q5.
Which animal kingdom is labelled 3?
Correct answer: Fungi
Plants
Prokaryotes

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UnitScience / Humans and animals over time

Science