2nd Grade SCPS Unit Assessment: Life Cycles

Lori and her friends visit a zoo.

They observe a snake hatching from an egg.

What animal has a life cycle most similar to this snake’s life

cycle?

• a bird

• a cat

• a dog

• a lion

A bean plant grows from a seed.

What other life cycle begins with a seed?

• a bird

• a cat

• a frog

• a tree

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NGSS.3-LS1-1

Mr. Lloyd asked his class to draw an animal that goes through big changes during its life cycle. Which of these animals goes through the biggest changes?

• a bat

• a bird

• a frog

• a turtle

Kaylee helps to water the roses in her mom’s garden. How does Kaylee know the roses are now adult plants?

• The plants are green.

• The plants have flowers.

• The plant have leaves.

• The plants have stems.

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NGSS.3-LS1-1

NGSS.4-LS1-1

Juan draws this picture to show a bean plant’s life cycle. He has numbered the pictures but they are not in the correct order. What is the correct order in the life cycle of a bean plant?

• roots growing, seed, adult, seedling

• seed, roots growing, seedling, adult

• adult, seedling, roots growing, seed

• seedling, roots growing, seed, adult

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NGSS.3-LS1-1

Which stage shows an egg?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

Which sentence about life cycles is true?

• All living things grow, may have offspring, and die.

• All young living things look like their parents.

• All living things grow from a seed.

• All life cycles are the same.

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NGSS.1-LS1-2

NGSS.1-LS3-1

Sammy thinks his plant has grown about an inch in the past week. What is the only way he can be sure of this?

• observe the plant this week

• look carefully at the plant’s leaves

• touch the stem and leaves of the plant

• compare this week and last week’s measurements

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NGSS.3-5-ETS1-3

How do plants spread their seeds?

• An animal could eat the fruit and spread the seeds.

• Seeds could float away in the wind.

• The seed could get stuck in an animal's fur and be carried to a new place.

• ALL of the answers

Davis and Leo observe a turtle during class. Which statement describes something they could have observed?

• The turtle likes only red apples.

• The turtle has a hard shell.

• The turtle thinks it is too cold in its tank.

• The turtle feels happy to see them.

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NGSS.4-LS1-1