Animal Life Cycle Quiz

Which is not an example of a salamander's life cycle?

• egg hatches

• loses its gills and grows lungs

• returns to the water to lay eggs

• has live babies

Compare the butterfly life cycle to the grasshopper life cycle. How are they the same?

• Both animals fly.

• Both animals start out as eggs.

• Both animals hang from tree branches.

• Both animals hop.

Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. After a fish egg hatches, it __________________________.

• looks like a small version of its parents

• turns into a butterfly

• grows into a tree

• becomes a bird

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Which animal has a life cycle most like a chicken’s life cycle?

• dog

• bear

• horse

• turtle

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When does a life cycle end?

• never

• when the organism dies

• when the organism reproduces

• when the organism grows

Which is the second stage in a ladybug’s life cycle?

• adult

• egg

• larva

• pupa

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An animal that goes through metamorphosis starts life as an ________________.

• egg

• larva

• pupa

• adult

Compare the rhino beetle and ladybug life cycle. How are they different?

• The ladybug and rhino beetle both start as eggs.

• The ladybug has a molt stage and the rhino beetle does not.

• The rhino beetle and the ladybug both go through a larva stage.

• The rhino beetle eats leaves and the ladybug does not.

How does a frog start its life?

• as a tadpole

• as a larva

• as an adult

• as an egg

Which animals do not undergo metamorphosis during its life cycle? Select all that apply.

• cat

• frog

• snake

• beetle