Science SectionA Chapter 2

In what way are newborn puppies like their parents

• Their noses are just as big
• They are able to take care of themselves
• They do not need food
• They have the same number of legs and ears

The first stage in most animal lifecycle is the 

• tadpole
• pollen
• egg
• yolk

Animals that lay few eggs

• six legs
• two body parts
• wings
• a good sense of smell

An adult insect has 

• six legs
• three body parts
• a hard covering on the outside of its body
• all of the above

A four stage insect life cycle includes

• egg, larva, pupa, adult
• egg, nymph, moth, butterfly
• egg, egg sac, wings, adult
• egg, stamen, pistil, adult

An adult spider has 

• six legs
• two body parts 
• wings
• a good sense of smell

How are fishes and frogs alike?

• Their babies look very much like their parents.
• Their babies look unlike their parents.
• They both have backbones
• They both have thick skin

Frogs belong to a group of animals called

• tadpoles
• amphibians
• mammals
• arachnids

Identify the true statement or statements about mammals.

• All mammals live on land
• All mammals breathe air through their lungs
• No mammals can fly
• No mammals are born from eggs

When a puppy is born, it knows

• How to get a ball and bring it back
• How to catch small animals to eat
• nothing, and must be taught everything
• how to get milk from its mother