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Animal Life Cycles

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An animal without a backbone is ___________________________

a)

an invertebrate

b)

a vertebrate

2.

An animal with a backbone is ___________________________

a)

an invertebrate

b)

a vertebrate

3.

What is a change in form, along a series of stages in the life history of an organism?

a)

metamorphosis

b)

incomplete metamorphosis

c)

mammals

d)

amphibians

4.

What are the stages of an organism’s growth and development ?

a)

life cycle

b)

metamorphosis

c)

birds

d)

vertebrates

5.

What are the 4 stages of a complete metamorphosis

a)

1. Egg 2. Larva 3. Pupa 4. Adult

b)

1. Adult 2. Larva 3. Eggs 4. Fish

c)

1. nymph 2. eggs 3 adult

6.

What is an insect growth development characterized by the similar appearance of pre-adults and adults?

a)

incomplete metamorphosis

b)

life cycles

c)

birds

d)

invertebrates

7.

What are the 3 stages of an incomplete metamorphosis?

a)

1. Egg 2. Nymph 3. Adult

b)

1. Nymph 2. Egg 3. Adult

c)

1. Larva 2. Nymph 3. Adult

8.

WHat is it when they begin as an egg, develop into a tadpole, and transform into their eventual adult form?

a)

amphibian metamorphosis

b)

incomplete metamorphosis

c)

complete metamorphosis

9.

These animals lay eggs with a hard outer shell. These animals have feathers, wings, and a beak. They are warm blooded.

a)

Birds

b)

Mammals

c)

Reptiles

d)

Fish

10.

Which animal lays eggs that hatch and the juvenile swim out when they are ready. The eggs are very small. This animal is cold blooded and breaths with gills.

a)

fish

b)

amphibians

c)

birds

d)

reptiles

11.

What is an animals young called?

a)

Offsring

b)

metamphasis

c)

tadpoles

d)

mammals

12.

What is a nymph?

a)

A pre-adult insect that is smaller, but looks the same as an adult

b)

Adult Caterpillar

c)

Type of butterfly

13.

These animals give live births, they nurse their young, are warm blooded, breath with lungs, and have fur or hair.

a)

Mammals

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Birds

14.

These tadpoles are a stage in the life cycle of what animal?

a)

fish

b)

frog

c)

turtle

d)

insect

15.

This picture shows which stage of the butterfly?

a)

pupa

b)

egg

c)

larva

d)

adult

16.
The second stage of an insect is a worm-like stage called ________.
a)
tadpole
b)
larva
c)
offspring
17.

select the order of the butterfly life cycle

a)

adult, larva, pupa, egg

b)

egg, larva, pupa, adult

c)

larva, egg, adult, pupa

d)

egg, adult, pupa, larva

18.

select the order of the frog life cycle

a)

egg, froglet, tadpole, adult

b)

froglet, tadpole, egg, adult

c)

tadpole, egg, adult, froglet

d)

egg, tadpole, froglet, adult

19.
What is another name for chrysalis?
a)
caterpillar
b)
larva
c)
pupa
d)
adult
20.
What do we call the butterfly and frog when they finish developing?
a)
grown
b)
pupa
c)
adults
d)
larva