Science Test Module 4

Choose the word that matches the meaning:

These are covered with membranes and a leathery shell while still inside the parent’s body.

• metamorphosis

• amniotic eggs

• larva

• incomplete metamorphosis

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This type of fertilization occurs outside of the female’s body.

• gestation period

• internal fertilization

• external fertilization

• placenta

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This is an immature form of an animal that looks very different from the adult.

• larva

• medusa

• metamorphosis

• complete metamorphosis

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This usually looks like the adult insect without wings.

• larva

• polyp

• complete metamorphosis

• nymph

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This type of metamorphosis has no distinct larval stage. It has three stages: egg, nymph, and adult.

• metamorphosis

• gestation period

• incomplete metamorphosis

• complete metamorphosis

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This is an organ through which materials are exchanged between the embryo and the mother.

• placenta

• pupa

• nymph

• larva

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This type of metamorphosis has four different stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

• incomplete metamorphosis

• placenta

• internal fertilization

• complete metamorphosis

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This type of fertilization occurs inside the female’s body.

• placenta

• internal fertilization

• gestation period

• external fertilization

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It is the length of time between fertilization and birth.

• incomplete metamorphosis

• placenta

• amniotic egg

• gestation period

If an organism reproduces asexually, its offspring will most likely be:

• produced as a result of fertilization
• Genetically identical to the parent
• Genetically different from each other
• Produced from specialized cells known as gametes