Animal and Plant Life Cycles

Use the chart about how animals change in their life cycles.

• Both animals grow and reproduce.

• Both animals live on land and water.

• Both animals have young that look like their parents.

• Both animals eat other animals.

Look at the images below showing the life cycles of ladybugs and rabbits.

• Rabbits lay eggs.

• Rabbits look like their parents when they are young.

• Rabbits go through a stage where they don’t eat.

• As rabbits get older, they grow in size.

• Rabbits are born, grow, and die.

Which of the following is the first stage in a plant's life cycle?

• Flower

• Seed

• Leaves

• Stem

Which word from the word bank means "to begin to grow"?

• Germinate

• Soil

• Root

• Flower

What part of the plant takes in water and nutrients from the soil?

• Leaves

• Flower

• Root

• Stem

Look at the following data from an investigation about a flowering plant. What can you tell from the data? Select the best answer:

• The kind of plant this is

• How tall the plant will be

• That the plant is about to reproduce

• How much water the student is giving the plant

• How much sunlight the plant is getting

Which of the following is a living thing?

• Soil

• Stream

• Worm

• Rock

Where do blue jays build their nests?

• In the ground

• In trees made from mud and sticks

• In caves

• In water

What do blue jays eat?

• Grass and leaves

• Nuts, seeds, and insects

• Fish and worms

• Bread and cheese

How do seasons affect blue jays?

• They sleep all winter

• They migrate

• They change color

• They grow bigger