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How are offspring like parents and Life Cycle of Animals

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A CHARACTERISTIC that living things GET DURING THEIR LIFETIME, like pierced ears, a broken branch, or scars from a fight is called...

a)

Learned Behavior

b)

Inherited Trait

c)

Acquired Characteristic

d)

Instinct

2.

A CHARACTERISTIC passed on from PARENTS to their OFFSPRING like blue eyes, the shape of leaves, or the color of fur is called...

a)

Learned Behavior

b)

Inherited Trait

c)

Acquired Characteristic

d)

Instinct

3.

A BEHAVIOR that an animal is BORN ABLE TO DO is called...

a)

Learned Behavior

b)

Inherited Trait

c)

Acquired Characteristic

d)

Instinct

4.

A BEHAVIOR that an animal LEARNS from their parents or other adults is called...

a)

Learned Behavior

b)

Inherited Trait

c)

Acquired Characteristic

d)

Instinct

5.

What is an OFFSPRING?

a)

A young plant or animal

b)

A spring that is off

c)

A kind of insect

6.

An INSTINCT to MOVE when the SEASONS CHANGE is called...

a)

Offspring

b)

Migrate

c)

Inherit

7.

The shape of your nose and color of your skin is an example of a/an...

a)

Learned Behavior

b)

Inherited Trait

c)

Acquired Characteristic

8.

A person that dyes their hair pink is an example of a/an...

a)

Learned Behavior

b)

Inherited Trait

c)

Acquired Characteristic

9.

A child that can count and write their name is an example of a/an...

a)

Learned Behavior

b)

Inherited Trait

c)

Acquired Characteristic

10.

A rat that remembers the correct path to the exit of a labyrinth is an example of a/an...

a)

Learned Behavior

b)

Inherited Trait

c)

Acquired Characteristic

11.

Cheetah cubs with spots in their fur like their parents is an example of a/an...

a)

Learned Behavior

b)

Inherited Trait

c)

Acquired Characteristic

12.

A cat that gets a scar in their left ear from fighting with another cat is an example of a/an...

a)

Learned Behavior

b)

Inherited Trait

c)

Acquired Characteristic

13.

A rose growing thorns and red petals is an example of a/an...

a)

Learned Behavior

b)

Inherited Trait

c)

Acquired Characteristic

14.

A parrot that learns to say the word cookie to get a treat is an example of a/an....

a)

Learned Behavior

b)

Inherited Trait

c)

Acquired Characteristic

15.

Which is something you can INHERIT from your PARENTS?

a)

Your favorite food

b)

Your favorite kind of music

c)

The color of your hair

16.

Butterflies and frogs CHANGE FORM as they go through their life cycle. This change is called...

a)

Larva

b)

Metamorphosis

c)

Spawn

d)

Chrysalis

17.

A BABY FROG is called....

a)

Larva

b)

Froglet

c)

Tadpole

d)

Pupa

18.

The STAGE between LARVA and ADULT in a butterfly's life cycle is called...

a)

Larva

b)

Froglet

c)

Tadpole

d)

Pupa

19.

After coming out of its egg, the SECOND STAGE of a butterfly's life cycle is called...

a)

Larva

b)

Froglet

c)

Tadpole

d)

Pupa

20.

The STAGE where a frog LOSES ITS TAIL and develops LUNGS and FRONT LEGS is called...

a)

Larva

b)

Froglet

c)

Tadpole

d)

Pupa

21.

A mass of FROG EGGS is called...

a)

Spawn

b)

Chrysalis

c)

Larva

d)

Pupa

22.

The HARD COVERING that grows around a PUPA is called...

a)

Spawn

b)

Chrysalis

c)

Larva

d)

Tadpole

23.

The STAGE where a frog BREATHES with GILLS and has a TAIL to swim is called...

a)

Spawn

b)

Chrysalis

c)

Larva

d)

Tadpole

24.

What are the 4 stages of a BUTTERFLY's LIFE CYCLE?

a)

Egg, Pupa, Adult, Larva

b)

Larva, Egg, Pupa, Adult

c)

Adult, Pupa, Larva, Egg

d)

Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult

25.

What are the 4 stages of a FROG's LIFE CYCLE?

a)

Egg, Froglet, Tadpole, Adult

b)

Egg, Tadpole, Froglet, Adult

c)

Adult, Froglet, Tadpole, Egg

d)

Tadpole, Egg, Adult, Froglet