Characteristics of Living Things/Six Kingdoms

Biotic factor is a

• Non-living component

• Living component

• Could be either living or non-living

How many kingdoms are there?

• Seven

• Five

• Six

• Too many to count!

When an organism maintains and uses energy, this is called

• Evolution

• Response to Stimuli

• Organization

• Metabolism

A living thing must be made of

• Cells

• Fungi

• Metal

• Bacteria

A squirrel running up a tree to get away from you is an example of

• Growth

• Metabolism

• Response to stimuli

• Homeostasis

A prokaryote is an organism that

• Contains a nucleus

• Does not have a nucleus

• Does not have any cells

This kingdom contains prokaryotic organisms

• Eubacteria

• Animals

• Plants

• Fungi

This part of the cell holds the DNA

• Mitochondria

• Ribosomes

• Nucleus

• Lysosomes

These organisms make their own food

• Heterotrophs

• Autotrophs

• Unitrophs

• Multitrophs

Fungi get their energy

• from the sun

• consuming other organisms

• absorbing nutrients from dead or alive organisms

• they do not need energy