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Life Cycle Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

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1.

The diagrams show the life cycles of two plants. How are the life cycles of these two plants similar? In their life cycles, both plants –

a)

develop the same kind of flowers

b)

have exactly four stages in their life cycles

c)

have the same number of leaves as adults

d)

begin life as seeds and grow larger

2.

These diagrams show the life cycles of a cockroach and a tenebrio. Which statement correctly compares these two life cycles?

a)

both animals go through four stages of development

b)

neither the young nymph nor the larva have wings

c)

neither organism's body changes as it develops

d)

when both emerge from eggs, they look like adults

3.

The main function of the larva stage in animals like the butterfly is to -

a)

protect the eggs from predators

b)

change and develop new body parts

c)

store energy by constantly eating

d)

reproduce and have offspring

4.

The life cycle of the tomato plant is illustrated here. Which stage in the diagram is the adult plant?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

All life cycles, whether they are plant or animal life cycles include -

a)

growth and change

b)

spreading of seeds

c)

larva and pupa stages

d)

giving milk to young

6.

Plants have flowers so they can reproduce. Therefore, when a plant has flowers, we know that the plant -

a)

does not need insects to feed on it

b)

live in a warm, moist climate

c)

has readed the adult stage

d)

is not able to produce seeds

7.

How is the life cycle of a butterfly similar to the life cycle of a frog? Both life cycles –

a)

include a tadpole stage

b)

produce adults with wings

c)

take place in the water

d)

begin with eggs

8.

One way in which a plant life cycle is like an animal life cycle is that both plants and animals –

a)

use seeds to reproduce

b)

live for hundreds of years

c)

lay eggs that hatch

d)

grow larger over time

9.

The life cycle of a darkling beetle is shown here. Which stage represents the change from larva to adult?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Adult plants reproduce by forming seeds. These seeds grow to become new plants. Which stage in a beetle’s life cycle is most similar to a plant seed?

a)

Egg

b)

Larva

c)

Pupa

d)

Adult

11.

In a complete metamorphosis, the animal hatches from an egg as a nymph.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Inside the pupa, an insect becomes

a)

larva

b)

egg

c)

nymph

d)

adult