Let’s*Learn:

Classifying*Living*Things
Name:_____________________________________________________**Date:________________________*

CHARACTERISTICS*OF*LIVING*THINGS*
Unicellular* Mul.cellular*
Descrip.on:* Descrip.on:*
*Composed*of*one*cell* *Composed*of*more*than*one*cell*

Autotrophic* Heterotrophic*
Descrip.on:* Descrip.on:*
*“SelfLfeeder”*–*organisms*that*can*make** *“OtherLfeeder”*–*organisms*that*eat*other**
*their*own*food* *organisms*

Prokaryo.c* Eukaryo.c*
Characteris.cs:* Characteris.cs:*
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defined*nucleus*
•  Does*not*contain*a**_____________________* defined*nucleus*
•  Does*contain*a*_________________________*
cell*membrane,*cytoplasm*
•  Organelles:*____________________________* cell*membrane,*cytoplasm*
•  Organelles:*____________________________* Help !
ribosomes*
________________________________________* ribosomes,*nucleus,*endoplasmic*re.culum,*
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Golgi*body,*vacuole,*mitochondria**
students!
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Bacteria*and*Archaea**
•  Domains:**_____________________________*
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Eukarya*
•  Domains:**_____________________________*
learn key!
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________________________________________* terms!
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Bacteria*and*Archaea**
•  Kingdoms:**____________________________* Pro.sta,*Plantae,*Fungi,***
•  Kingdoms:**____________________________*

________________________________________* Animalia*
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Cell*Picture:* Cell*Picture:*
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When  teaching  my  middle  school  students  how  to  classify  organisms  I  always  
start  by  poinEng  these  three  important  characterisEcs:  
 
1.  Unicellular  vs.  MulEcellular  
2.  Autotrophic  vs.  Heterotrophic  
3.  ProkaryoEc  vs.  EukaryoEc  

This  helps  them  understand  why  organisms  are  placed  into  the  three  
different  domains  and  then  into  the  six  different  kingdoms.  
 
An  answer  key  has  been  included.  
 
I  generally  do  not  require  students  to  label  the  cell  illustraEon  at  the  boQom  
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CLASSIFYING  LIVING  THINGS  

Unicellular   MulEcellular  
DescripEon:   DescripEon:  

Autotrophic   Heterotrophic  
DescripEon:   DescripEon:  

ProkaryoEc   EukaryoEc  
CharacterisEcs:   CharacterisEcs:  
   
•  Does  not  contain  a    _____________________   •  Does  contain  a  _________________________  

•  Organelles:  ____________________________   •  Organelles:  ____________________________  

________________________________________   ________________________________________  
   
________________________________________   ________________________________________  
   
•  Domains:    _____________________________   •  Domains:    _____________________________  

________________________________________   ________________________________________  
   
________________________________________   ________________________________________  
   
•  Kingdoms:    ____________________________   •  Kingdoms:    ____________________________  

________________________________________   ________________________________________  
   
________________________________________   ________________________________________  
   
Cell  Picture:   Cell  Picture:  
 
 
Name:_____________________________________________________    Date:________________________  

CHARACTERISTICS  OF  LIVING  THINGS  

Unicellular   MulEcellular  
DescripEon:   DescripEon:  
 Composed  of  one  cell    Composed  of  more  than  one  cell  

Autotrophic   Heterotrophic  
DescripEon:   DescripEon:  
 “Self-­‐feeder”  –  organisms  that  can  make      “Other-­‐feeder”  –  organisms  that  eat  other    
 their  own  food    organisms  

ProkaryoEc   EukaryoEc  
CharacterisEcs:   CharacterisEcs:  
   
defined  nucleus  
•  Does  not  contain  a    _____________________   defined  nucleus  
•  Does  contain  a  _________________________  
cell  membrane,  cytoplasm  
•  Organelles:  ____________________________   cell  membrane,  cytoplasm  
•  Organelles:  ____________________________  
ribosomes  
________________________________________   ribosomes,  nucleus,  endoplasmic  reEculum,  
________________________________________  
   
________________________________________   Golgi  body,  vacuole,  mitochondria    
________________________________________  
   
Bacteria  and  Archaea    
•  Domains:    _____________________________   Eukarya  
•  Domains:    _____________________________  

________________________________________   ________________________________________  
   
________________________________________   ________________________________________  
   
•  Kingdoms:    _Bacteria   and  Archaea    
___________________________   ProEsta,  Plantae,  Fungi,      
•  Kingdoms:    ____________________________  

________________________________________   Animalia  
________________________________________  
   
________________________________________   ________________________________________  
   
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