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4th Grade Life Science

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

all stages of a living thing, from beginning to death

a)

life cycle

b)

reproduction

c)

offspring

d)

metamorphosis

2.

The new living thing of their parents

a)

reproduction

b)

offspring

c)

life cycle

d)

metamorphosis

3.

Animals that change form as they become adults

a)

metamorphosis

b)

offspring

c)

life cycle

d)

reproduction

4.

This is the second stage of a the life cycle of an animal that goes through a complete metamorphosis

a)

eggs

b)

larva

c)

pupa

d)

adult

5.

The third stage in the life cycle of an animal that goes through a complete metamorphosis. This is the stage before adult, and in this stage, the animal usually makes a hard case around itself as it changes inside.

a)

pupa

b)

larva

c)

eggs

d)

adult

6.

The second stage in the life cycle in animals that go through an incomplete metamorphosis; this stage is after the egg, and right before adult

a)

pupa

b)

larva

c)

nymph

d)

egg

7.

a characteristic of a living thing

a)

trait

b)

behavior

c)

instinct

d)

environment

8.

a characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents

a)

inherited trait

b)

learned behavior

c)

acquired trait

d)

instinct

9.

A way a living thing responds, or reacts, to its surroundings, such as building a nest

a)

behavior

b)

instict

c)

trait

d)

environment

10.

inherited behaviors to help animals survive in their environment

a)

instinct

b)

trait

c)

behavior

d)

life cycle

11.

a characteristic that a living thing gets in its lifetime, such as a scar or bent wing. They are not born with them, nor will they pass them on to their offspring.

a)

inherited trat

b)

acquired traint

c)

instinct

d)

behavior

12.

When an animal is inactive during the winter or colder months, but do move around to get food

a)

hibernate

b)

dormant

c)

shed

d)

migrate

13.

an animal that eats dead plants and animals, including waste

a)

omnivore

b)

decomposer

c)

herbivore

d)

carnivore

14.

Something that a living thing needs in order to stay alive; food, water, air, and sunlight are examples.

a)

resource

b)

life cycle

c)

environment

d)

shed

15.

The tiny new plant in the seed

a)

embryo

b)

flower

c)

pollen

d)

ovary

16.

When the seed of a plant sprouts

a)

germinate

b)

pollen

c)

response

d)

reproduce

17.

Flowers produce this powdery material; it forms in the male part of the flower and is used in reproduction of the plant

a)

pollen

b)

embryo

c)

seed

d)

flower

18.

a living thing that makes its own food

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

omnivore

d)

herbivore

19.

these get energy by eating other living things

a)

consumers

b)

producers

c)

decomposers

d)

cones

20.

a model that shows how energy flows from one living thing to another

a)

food chain

b)

table

c)

chart

d)

graph