Worksheets2nd Grade SCPS Unit Assessment: Life Cycles
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Lori and her friends visit a zoo.
They observe a snake hatching from an egg.
What animal has a life cycle most similar to this snake’s life
cycle?
a bird
a cat
a dog
a lion
A bean plant grows from a seed.
What other life cycle begins with a seed?
a bird
a cat
a frog
a tree
Mr. Lloyd asked his class to draw an animal that goes through big changes during its life cycle. Which of these animals goes through the biggest changes?
a bat
a bird
a frog
a turtle
Kaylee helps to water the roses in her mom’s garden. How does Kaylee know the roses are now adult plants?
The plants are green.
The plants have flowers.
The plant have leaves.
The plants have stems.
Juan draws this picture to show a bean plant’s life cycle. He has numbered the pictures but they are not in the correct order. What is the correct order in the life cycle of a bean plant?
roots growing, seed, adult, seedling
seed, roots growing, seedling, adult
adult, seedling, roots growing, seed
seedling, roots growing, seed, adult
Which stage shows an egg?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Which sentence about life cycles is true?
All living things grow, may have offspring, and die.
All young living things look like their parents.
All living things grow from a seed.
All life cycles are the same.
Sammy thinks his plant has grown about an inch in the past week. What is the only way he can be sure of this?
observe the plant this week
look carefully at the plant’s leaves
touch the stem and leaves of the plant
compare this week and last week’s measurements
How do plants spread their seeds?
An animal could eat the fruit and spread the seeds.
Seeds could float away in the wind.
The seed could get stuck in an animal's fur and be carried to a new place.
ALL of the answers
Davis and Leo observe a turtle during class. Which statement describes something they could have observed?
The turtle likes only red apples.
The turtle has a hard shell.
The turtle thinks it is too cold in its tank.
The turtle feels happy to see them.
