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LifeCycles

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many stages are there in the butterfly life cycle?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
3
d)
5
2.
What is the stage of the caterpillar called?
a)
pupa
b)
adult
c)
egg
d)
larva
3.
What is the name of a baby tree?
a)
seedling
b)
string
c)
twig
d)
acorn
4.
What is a life cycle?
a)
process of changing from one form to another
b)
changes an animal goes through during its life
c)
larva spins this covering out of silk or grows hard shells
5.
A caterpillar changes into what?
a)
chrysalis
b)
cocoon
c)
butterlfy
d)
frog
6.
What is the first stage of a plant life cycle?
a)
Seedling
b)
Adult Plant
c)
Adult Plant with Flowers
d)
Seed
7.
What part of a plant helps it to stay upright?
a)
leaf
b)
flower
c)
roots
d)
stem
8.
List the four stages of the complete metamorphosis life cycles in the correct order. 
a)
Egg, Pupa, Larva, Adult
b)
Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult
c)
Adult, Egg, Larva, Pupa
d)
Adult, Egg, Pupa, Larva
9.
The _____ is the part of the plant where leaves grow.
a)
leaves
b)
stem
c)
roots
10.
The ______ holds the plant in place.
a)
stem
b)
seed
c)
roots
11.
What is a life cycle?
a)
The stages a living thing goes through during its life.
b)
Life
c)
The stages a non-living thing goes through during its life
d)
Changes
12.
What is the third stage of a butterfly's life cycle?
a)
egg
b)
pupa
c)
larva
d)
butterfly
13.
What happens in the third stage of a butterfly's life cycle?
a)
metamorphosis 
b)
molt
c)
change
d)
butterfly
14.
What type of life cycle does a spider have?
a)
complete
b)
incomplete
15.
What type of life cycle does the butterfly have?
a)
Complete 
b)
Incomplete
16.
What is the first stage of a butterfly's life cycle?
a)
egg
b)
pupa
c)
larva
d)
butterfly
17.
What is the fourth stage of a butterfly's life cycle?
a)
egg
b)
pupa
c)
larva
d)
butterfly
18.
What is the third stage of a butterfly's life cycle?
a)
egg
b)
pupa
c)
larva
d)
butterfly
19.
What is an incomplete life cycle mean?
a)
does not have metamorphoses 
b)
does have metamorphose 
20.
How many stages does an incomplete life cycle have?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
21.
What is a complete life cycle mean?
a)
does not have metamorphoses 
b)
does have metamorphose 
22.
What is this picture?
a)
eggs
b)
A tadpole
c)
A froglet
23.
What is this picture?
a)
A tadpole
b)
eggs
c)
A froglet
d)
A frog
24.
What is this picture? 
a)
A froglet
b)
eggs
c)
tadpole
25.
What is this picture? 
a)
A froglet
b)
eggs
c)
tadpole
26.
What is this picture? 
a)
A frog
b)
A tadpole
c)
Eggs
d)
A froglet
27.
A frog changes during its life through a process called____________
a)
metamorphosis
b)
egg
c)
tadpole
d)
adult
28.
A frog begins its life by hatching from an ____________
a)
metamorphosis
b)
egg
c)
tadpole
d)
adult
29.
A young frog that can breathe in water is a ____________
a)
metamorphosis
b)
egg
c)
tadpole
d)
adult
30.
A frog that breathes air and has legs is in the ____________ stage.
a)
metamorphosis
b)
egg
c)
tadpole
d)
adult
31.
 A tadpole breathes water through ______ on the sides of its head.
a)
gills
b)
carnivore
c)
tail
d)
legs
32.
When a tadpole is transforming into an adult frog, it grows four ___________
a)
legs
b)
amphibian
c)
cold blooded
d)
herbivore
33.
A tadpole has a _________ to help it swim. 
a)
legs
b)
amphibian
c)
tail
d)
herbivore
34.
How many eggs does a frog lay at once? 
a)
Thousands!
b)
Ten
c)
One
d)
Five
35.

Name the stage

a)

Baby

b)

Young adult

c)

Older adult

36.

Name the stage

a)

Baby

b)

Toodler

c)

Teenager

37.

Name the stage

a)

Baby

b)

Adult

c)

Child

38.

Name the stage

a)

Baby

b)

Toddler

c)

Older adult

39.

Name the stage

a)

Teenager

b)

Child

c)

Adult

40.

Name the stage

a)

Teenager

b)

Young adult

c)

Older adult

41.

They go through body changes

a)
b)
c)
42.

Stage from 5 - 11 years old

a)

teenager

b)

toodler

c)

child

43.

Prenatal is the stage where...

a)

You are born

b)

You are in your mother's womb

c)

You begin to crawl

d)

You begin to speak

44.

At what stage would you generally be expected to become an independent human?

a)

Infancy

b)

Childhood

c)

Adolescence

d)

Early adulthood

45.

When you are born, you are a ____________

a)

baby

b)

toddler

c)

adult

46.

Teenage year is also known as _____________ stage.

a)

adoslecence

b)

adulthood

c)

old age

47.

Fill in the blank with the correct answer.


Baby -> (a)   -> child -> teenager -> adult -> elderly

48.

Humans reproduce by

a)

giving birth

b)

laying eggs

49.

At which stage do we start to walk and talk?

a)

baby

b)

toddler

c)

elderly

d)

child

50.

At which stage do we start to have wobbly tooth?

a)

baby

b)

child

c)

toddler

d)

teenage

51.

At this stage, they are helpless. They need a parent to do everything for them. What stage is it?

a)

baby

b)

adult

c)

teenager

d)

child

52.

what is a life cycle?

a)

a life cycle is apattern that repeats itself continously

b)

a life cycle is a cycle that all living things go through

c)

a life cycle is a cycle that all non - living things go through

d)

a life cycle is a cylce that all living things and non - living things go through

53.

an adult frog lives on

a)

both land and in water

b)

water

c)

land

d)

no answer is correct

54.

an adult chicken laid eggs that has a hard shell that protects it. It hatches to a(n)

a)

egg

b)

chicken

c)

chick

d)

adult

55.

an adult frog breathes with its

a)

gills

b)

lungs

c)

skin

d)

lungs and skin

56.

a life cycle of a grasshopper and a cockroach goes through the same stages, that is ...

a)

egg,larva,adult

b)

egg,nymph,pupa

c)

egg,larva,pupa,adult

d)

egg,nymph,adult

57.

The life cycle of a mosquito is..

a)

egg - wriggler - mosquito

b)

egg - pupa - larva - mosquito

c)

egg - wriggler - pupa - mosquito

d)

egg - nymph - mosquito

58.

a cycle is ..

a)

a pattern that repeats itself continously and occurs in both living things and non - living things

b)

a pattern that repeats itself continously and occurs in living things only

c)

a pattern that repeats itself continously and occurs in non -living things only

d)

non of the above answers are correct

59.

In a life cycle of a human, the stages are ...

a)

baby - young - adults

b)

egg - baby - young - adult

c)

adult - baby - young

d)

none of these are correct

60.

a nymph of a cockroach ...

a)

looks like the adults, it is smaller and it have wings

b)

does not look like the adults, it is smaller and it have wings

c)

looks like the adults, it is smaller and it does not have wings

d)

does not look like the adults, it is smaller and it have wings

61.

Living things that have 3 stages of life is..

a)

chicken,frog,butterfly,mosquito

b)

chicken,frog,beetle,grasshopper

c)

frog,chicken,cockroach,grasshopper

d)

chicken,butterfly,mosquito,beetle

62.

living things that have 4 stages of life is..

a)

frog, cockroach, grasshopper

b)

grasshopper,mosquito , beetle

c)

butterfly, mosquito , beetle

d)

butterfly, mosquito,cockroach

63.
True or False: A seedling and a young plant are the same stage.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
True or False: After the young plant stage comes a mature plant.
a)
True
b)
False
65.
How many stages are in the plant life cycle?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
d)
5
66.
How is the plant life cycle and human life cycle DIFFERENT?
a)
Both go through different stages.
b)
The plant life cycle will continue on its own. 
c)
There are both young and adult plants and humans. 
67.
A  _______ is the different parts of a living things life as it grows and changes.
a)
Book
b)
Pumpkin 
c)
Life cycle
d)
Tomato
68.
______ makes seeds. 
a)
Leaves
b)
Flowers
c)
Roots
d)
Stem
69.

All living things go through a cycle called a _____ _____

a)

life pattern

b)

no life

c)

life cycle

d)

life and extinct

70.

Here are some characteristics of living things, except _____

a)

move by themself

b)

respond to stimuli

c)

die

d)

stay on their place

71.

Living things ______ to ensure survival of their own kind.

a)

produce

b)

reproduce

c)

make

d)

grow up

72.

All life cycles are made up of a number of parts. Each part is called a _____

a)

stage

b)

rule

c)

step

d)

circle

73.

The _____ and the adult horse are stages in the life cycle of a horse.

a)

kitten

b)

chick

c)

foal

d)

calf

74.

Here is the picture of ______ life cycle.

a)

butterfly

b)

bird

c)

caterpillar

d)

ladybug

75.

The life cycle of a frog has three stages. There are ______, ______, and ______.

a)

egg, larva, adult frog

b)

egg, pupa, adult frog

c)

egg, tadpole, adult frog

d)

egg, young, tadpole

76.

This is a picture of _____ life cycle.

a)

young

b)

human

c)

adult

d)

baby

77.

Most fish, such as goldfish and angelfish produce their young by _____ _____

a)

laying eggs

b)

giving birth

c)

laying eggs and giving birth

d)

all answer is true

78.

Most mammals such as cows, girrafes, and whales _____ ______ to their young.

a)

laying eggs

b)

mammals

c)

all answer is true

d)

give birth

79.

They are also mammals that lay eggs. _____ is the example of such mammal.

a)

The frog

b)

The cow

c)

The platypus

d)

The mosquito

80.

Here is the example of ______ plant life cycle.

a)

coconut

b)

banana

c)

peanut

d)

flower

81.

This is an example of _____ plant life cycle.

a)

bean

b)

potato

c)

carrot

d)

flower

82.

Some flowering plants can grow from plant parts other than seeds. For example, a ______ plant can grow from the swollen part its stem called tuber.

a)

mango

b)

potato

c)

chili

d)

orange

83.

Why is it important for living things to reproduce?

a)

To ensure that more babies are born.

b)

To ensure there is enough food for humans to eat.

c)

To ensure animals of the same kind continue to exist on Earth

d)

To ensure that the living things have friends to play with.

84.

Which one of the following statements is true about the pupa stage?

a)

It does not eat at this stage.

b)

It has stopped growing.

c)

It does not breathe at this stage.

d)

The animal has a three-stage life cycle.

85.

Which of the following is a similarity between the life cycle of a frog and a beetle?

a)

Both have 3 stages in its life cycle.

b)

Both have 4 stages in its life cycle

c)

Both the young does not look like the adult.

d)

Both have young stage.

86.

Which of the following is a similarity between the life cycle of a mosquito and a butterfly?

a)

Both have 3 stages in its life cycle.

b)

Both have 4 stages in its life cycle

c)

Both have the young stage.

d)

Both the young looks like its adult.

87.

Why does a nymph moult?

a)

To allow it to change into an adult.

b)

To protect it from predators.

c)

To allow new skin to grow.

d)

To allow it to change into a pupa.