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UNIT 3 Test
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1 Use the words in the box to complete the text about living things.

unicellular organisms  characteristics  bacteria  many
interaction  cells  multicellular organisms

cells
Living things are made up of units called (a) _______________. This is the smallest living

unit. Some living things, such as (b) _______________________, are made up of only

one cell. These are (c) _______________________. Others are made up of

(d) _______________________ cells and are called (e) _______________________.

Living things share certain (f) _______________________ such as nutrition,

(g) _____________________ and reproduction.

2 Order the structures from the simplest to the most complex.

organism    cell    organ    tissue    body system

1 2 3 4 5

3 Living things can be classified into five groups called kingdoms. Tick (✓) the boxes to
complete the chart about unicellular and multicellular organisms.

Unicellular organisms Multicellular organisms

Monera Kingdom

Protist Kingdom

Fungus Kingdom ✓ ✓
Plant Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

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4 Identify the kingdoms of living things.

a b c

Monera Kingdom

d e

5 Read the descriptions and identify the kingdoms.

a. These living things can be flowering or non-flowering.

b. These living things feed on other living things that are

decomposing. Yeast belongs to this kingdom.

c. We can only see these unicellular organisms using

a microscope.

6 Complete the sentences about the life processes of animals.

plants and animals  shelter  born live  eggs  live alone  groups  senses

a. Some animals are born live while other animals are born from
.
b. Animals use their to interact with their environment.
c. Some animals live in for protection while other animals prefer to
.
d. Some animals only eat other animals, some only eat plants and there are others that eat both
.

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7 Circle True or False. Copy the sentences that are true and correct the ones that are false.

a. Animals do not stop growing. True / False

Animals only grow until they become mature.

b. Only plants can make their own food. True / False

c. Fungi take in nutrients from dead plants and animals. True / False

d. Plants release carbon dioxide during photosynthesis. True / False

e. Bacteria can live inside other living things. True / False

f. All plants are multicellular organisms. True / False

g. All protists are unicellular organisms. True / False

8 Living things perform the same life processes: nutrition, interaction, reproduction,
respiration, excretion, growth and movement. Explain how a plant carries out these
processes.

a. Plants make their own food using photosynthesis.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

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