Life Cycles of Florida Plants and Animals

Which stage comes first in the life cycle of a butterfly that undergoes complete metamorphosis?

• Pupa

• Egg

• Adult

• Larva

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What is the main difference between complete and incomplete metamorphosis in animals?

• Complete metamorphosis has a larva stage, incomplete does not.

• Incomplete metamorphosis has a pupa stage, complete does not.

• Both have the same stages.

• Complete metamorphosis skips the egg stage.

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Which of the following Florida animals undergoes incomplete metamorphosis?

• Grasshopper

• Butterfly

• Frog

• Ladybug

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A student observes a plant that produces cones instead of flowers. What type of plant is this?

• Flowering seed-bearing plant

• Nonflowering seed-bearing plant

• Fern

• Moss

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Which stage is NOT found in the life cycle of a grasshopper?

• Egg

• Larva

• Nymph

• Adult

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Compare the life cycle of a butterfly and a grasshopper. Which stage is present in the butterfly but not in the grasshopper?

• Egg

• Nymph

• Pupa

• Adult

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Which of the following is a flowering seed-bearing plant commonly found in Florida?

• Pine tree

• Oak tree

• Fern

• Moss

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A student is given a diagram of a frog’s life cycle. Which stage comes directly after the egg?

• Adult frog

• Tadpole

• Pupa

• Nymph

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Explain why a pine tree is classified as a nonflowering seed-bearing plant.

• It produces seeds in cones, not flowers.

• It does not produce seeds at all.

• It produces seeds in flowers.

• It reproduces by spores only.

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Which of the following best describes the process of complete metamorphosis?

• Egg → Nymph → Adult

• Egg → Larva → Pupa → Adult

• Egg → Tadpole → Adult

• Egg → Seedling → Adult

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