How do animals reproduce?

^{Elijah is preparing for a test on animal life cycles.  He needs to remember how some animals go through metamorphosis.  Which animal would be an example of an animal that goes through metamorphosis?}

• Coyote
• Sea Turtle
• Grasshopper
• Nurse Shark

Benito finds a quail's nest while on a hike.  He notices that a mother quail has eggs in the nest.  What is likely to happen next in the life cycle of the quail eggs?

• Flying
• Growing
• Hatching
• Reproducing

Jean walks on a sand dune and accidentally disturbs the burrow of a beach mouse and its pups.  The pups are small and still nursing.  What stage in the life cycle of the pups is this?

• Birth
• Growth
• Maturity
• Reproduction

Sasha notices an object on the ground near the nature trail.  She sees an egg lying on leaves.  Which type of animal could be the parent of this offspring?

• Coyote
• Raccoon
• Robin
• Skunk

Animals can be born and raised in many ways.  Some animals lay eggs, other give birth to live young, and others are born and raised in pouches.  Which animal gives birth to live young?

• Ant
• Chipmunk
• Frog
• Fish