Lesson Check: Animal Life Cycles

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

• A) egg hatches

• B) loses its gills and grows lungs

• C) returns to the water to lay eggs

• D) 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.

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

• dog

• bear

• horse

• turtle

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

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