Life cycles of Plants and animals

Multiple Choice

A seedling is . . .

• the outer protective layer of a seed

• to begin to grow or sprout

• a seed whose shoot has reached about the ground

• none of these

Multiple Choice

What is Germination?

• When a plant begins to decompose.
• When a plant lets go of its seeds.
• When a seed changes from being dormant to beginning to develop.
• When a plant begins to flower.

Multiple Choice

The life cycle of a tomato plant has many stages. Which stage occurs immediately after pollination?

• a root forms

• a bloom forms

• a sprout forms

• a tomato forms

Multiple Choice

Which type of cone produces pollen?

• Female cones

• Male cones

Multiple Choice

Where would you find the seeds of a coniferous tree?

• Scattered in their leaves

• At the top of the tree so they can spread easier

• In their cones

• In their trunk

Multiple Choice

When a tadpole is transforming into an adult frog, it grows four ___________

• legs
• amphibian
• cold blooded
• herbivore

Multiple Choice

A frog that breathes air and has legs is in the ____________ stage.

• metamorphosis
• egg
• tadpole
• adult

Multiple Choice

Which type of metamorphosis is represented?

• complete metamorphosis

• incomplete metamorphosis

Multiple Choice

How many stages are found in incomplete metamorphosis?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

Which correctly lists the stages of incomplete metamorphosis in order?

• egg, nymph, adult

• egg, adult, nymph

• nymph, adult, egg

• adult, nymph, egg

Multiple Choice

Which 2 stages are in both complete and incomplete metamorphosis?

• Egg, larva
• Larva, adult
• Adult, nymph
• Egg, adult

Multiple Choice

The diagrams show the life cycle of a frog and of a ladybug.
What do frog and ladybug life cycles have in common? Both frogs and ladybugs spend time as -

• tadpole
• pupa
• larva
• eggs

Multiple Choice

Students in Mrs. Williams's fourth-grade class were learning about different insects in Florida that undergo complete and incomplete metamorphosis.  Some insects look very similar, and some students were discussing two particular insects found in Florida. Using the chart, which student's explanation is correct?        

• Martin said: Both the Luna Moth and the Rusty Millipede go through complete metamorphosis because when they are young, they both look like caterpillars.

• Lizbeth said: Since both insects hatch from eggs, they both go through incomplete metamorphosis.

• Suzette said: The Luna Moth goes through complete metamorphosis because the young and the adult look completely different.

• Harold said: There is no way to know because you cannot tell which type of metamorphosis an insect goes through by looking at the different stages of its life cycle.

Multiple Choice

What are the 4 stages of a complete metamorphosis

• 1. Egg 2. Larva 3. Pupa 4. Adult

• 1. Adult 2. Larva 3. Eggs 4. Fish

• 1. nymph 2. eggs 3 adult

Multiple Choice

What is an insect growth development characterized by the similar appearance of pre-adults and adults?

• incomplete metamorphosis

• life cycles

• birds

• invertebrates

Multiple Choice

This picture shows which stage of the butterfly?

• pupa

• egg

• larva

• adult

Multiple Choice

select the order of the butterfly life cycle

• adult, larva, pupa, egg

• egg, larva, pupa, adult

• larva, egg, adult, pupa

• egg, adult, pupa, larva

Multiple Choice

select the order of the frog life cycle

• egg, froglet, tadpole, adult

• froglet, tadpole, egg, adult

• tadpole, egg, adult, froglet

• egg, tadpole, froglet, adult

Multiple Choice

Which clue lets you know that an insect goes through incomplete metamorphosis?

• Insects change colors when they become adults.

• The first stage of an insect's development is an egg.

• The insect undergoes more than four stages in its development.

• The insect has similar body parts throughout its development.

Multiple Choice

Which stage of the grasshopper's life cycle is missing?

• egg

• nymph

• pupa

• adult

Multiple Choice

Seeds can form in .

• cones and flowers

• cones and spores

• flowers and spores

• flowers and leaves