Life Cycles Quiz

The diagrams show the life cycles of two plants. How are the life cycles of these two plants similar? In their life cycles, both plants –

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  A

  develop the same kind of flowers.

• B

  have exactly four stages in their life cycles.

• C

  have the same number of leaves as adults.

• D

  begin life as seeds and grow larger.

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Adult plants reproduce by producing seeds. These seeds grow to become new plants. Which stage in a frog’s life cycle is most similar to a plant seed?

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   A

  Egg

   

   

• B

  Tadpole

• C

  Froglet

• D

  Adult frog

The diagram shows the life cycle of a lady beetle.

Which stage is missing from the lady beetle’s life cycle?

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   A

  Puppa

   

   

• B

  Larva

• C

  Egg

• D

  Adult

These diagrams show the life cycles of a cockroach and a tenebrio. Which statement correctly compares these two life cycles?

•  A

  Both animals go through four stages of development.

   

• B

  Neither the young nymph nor the larva has wings. 

• C

  Neither organism’s body changes as it develops.

• D

  When both emerge from eggs, they look like adults.

 

The main function of the larval stage in animals such as the beetle is to– 

• A 

  protect the eggs from predators.

   

•  B

  change and develop new body par

• C

  store energy by constantly eating.

• D

  reproduce and have offspring.

 

One way in which a plant life cycle is like an animal life cycle is that both plants and animals –

 

•  A

  use seeds to reproduce.

• B

  live for hundreds of years.

• C

  lay eggs that hatch.

• D

  grow larger over time.

 

The life cycle of a darkling beetle is shown here. Which stage represents the change from larva to adult?

 

•  A

• B

• C

• D

 

Which of the following organisms goes through metamorphosis, including the stages of egg, larva, pupa, and adult?

• A

  Human beings

• B

  Trees

• C

  Beetles

• D

  Lima beans

 

The lima bean plant that can produce the most offspring is the plant that produces the most -

• A

  Leaves

• B

  Seeds

• C

  Roots

• D

  Stems

 

This diagram illustrates the life cycle of a tomato plant. Which stage in this plant life cycle is the adult?

• A

• B

• C

• D