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3rd Grade Life Cycles and Inherited Traits

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a change that happens to an animal or plant during its life?

a)

organism

b)

pupa

c)

life cycle

d)

trait

2.

A living thing is an _______________________?

a)

metamorphosis

b)

organism

c)

pupa

d)

life cycle

3.

A series of changes that some animals go through is what?

a)

life cycle

b)

trait

c)

pupa

d)

metamorphosis

4.

A physical characteristic of a person, animal, or plant is a what?

a)

organism

b)

trait

c)

life cycle

d)

pupa

5.

The stage of complete metamorphosis in which an insect changes from a larva to an adult

a)

pupa

b)

nymph

c)

egg

6.

What is the first stage in the life cycle of a flowering plant?

a)

reproduction

b)

death

c)

seed

7.

What is the last stage of the life cycle of a flowering plant?

a)

germination

b)

seed

c)

death

8.

What part of the plant's life cycle most depends on flowers and cones?

a)

reproduction

b)

dying

c)

growing larger

d)

becoming a young adult

9.

What do some non-flowering plants have that flowering plants do not have?

a)

pollen

b)

flowers

c)

cones

d)

seeds

10.

What is the animal life cycle?

a)

birth, growth, reproduction, death

b)

birth, reproduction, growth, death,

c)

death, growth, reproduction, birth

d)

birth, death, growth, reproduction

11.

A deer has what kind of birth?

a)

Live birth

b)

Hatches from an egg

12.

Alligators have what kind of birth?

a)

Live birth

b)

Hatches from an egg

13.

True or False- All animals go through a complete metamorphosis

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False - All animals end their life cycle when they die

a)

True

b)

False

15.

If a fox eats a young mole, which stage of the mole's life cycle will not occur?

a)

birth

b)

reproduction

c)

growth

d)

death

16.

True or False - Plants have siblings

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Where do plants and animals inherit traits from?

a)

Their parents

b)

Their siblings

c)

Their friends

18.

How do insects reproduce?

a)

By growing

b)

By developing

c)

By giving birth

d)

By laying eggs

19.

A bird lays an egg. What is the next stage in the egg's life cycle?

a)

flying

b)

growing

c)

reproducing

d)

hatching

20.

Which animal goes through complete metamorphosis?

a)

frog

b)

turtle

c)

shark

d)

chicken

21.

Which is NOT a part of plant reproduction?

a)

larvae

b)

pollen

c)

seed

d)

spore

22.

Which living thing is in its adult stage?

a)

A snake hatches from an egg

b)

An eagles grows to its full size

c)

A crocodile hatches from an egg

d)

A tree stops growing and falls over

23.

Which term describes a behavior that an animal knows without being taught?

a)

error

b)

fact

c)

learned

d)

inherited

24.

What is Miss S's favorite fruit?

a)

Grapefruit

b)

Banana

c)

Strawberry

d)

Watermelon

25.

When is your test?

a)

Today

b)

Tomorrow

c)

Wednesday

d)

Next Year