Book Quiz: Life Cycles

1. What do all living things have

in common?

• All living things grow beyond

  a single cell.

• All living things undergo

  changes during their

  life cycle.

• All living things go through

  the same life cycle.

• All living things give birth

  to live babies.

2. How is a frog’s life cycle different

from an elephant’s life cycle?

• Frogs go through

  metamorphosis.

• Elephants go through

  metamorphosis.

• Frogs are born on land.

• Elephants have a very

  short life cycle.

3. Which words from the text help

the reader understand the word

metamorphosis?

• very different life cycles

• very different life cycles

• depends on the species

• big physical changes

4. Which mammal takes the

longest to mature?

• elephants

• cats

• humans

• humans

5. What stage of the life cycle

do all insects go through?

• nymph

• adult

• pupa

• adolescence

6. Which is the correct order of the

life cycle of a grasshopper?

• egg, pupa, nymph, adult

• egg, larva, pupa, adult

• egg, nymph, pupa, adult

• egg, nymph, adult

7. How is the plant life cycle similar

to the human life cycle?

• They both only live to be one

  hundred years old.

• They both go through

  metamorphosis.

• They both have stages

  of their life cycles.

• They both use photosynthesis.

8. The author includes details about

giant sequoias .

• to explain how long they live

• to show the reader that they

  need to be protected

• to entertain the reader with

  talking trees

• to inform the reader about

  the stages of a plant life cycle

9. Less than 1 percent of sequoia

seeds ever have a chance to grow

because

• conditions for growth must

  be perfect

• there are not many seeds

• most of the seeds are eaten

  by animals

• most of the seeds are eaten

  by animals

10. What happens after a living

thing completes its life cycle?

• It turns light energy from

  the Sun into energy.

• It releases nutrients

  and chemicals.

• It goes through

  metamorphosis.

• Nothing happens at the

  end of the life cycle.