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WorksheetsLife Cycles Study Guide
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 49mins
Florida is home to the great siren, a very large salamander. This animal is sometimes called a mud eel, but it is not an eel. Just like frogs, salamanders lay eggs that become tadpoles. At what stage of metamorphosis can a salamander lay eggs?
adult
egg
larva
pupa
The southern red oak tree produces acorns. A single acorn can grow into a red oak that is 30 meters (about 100 feet) tall. What must an acorn contain?
a cone
a flower
a pollinator
a seed
Some insects go through incomplete metamorphosis. Others go through complete metamorphosis. What stage is part of complete metamorphosis, but not incomplete metamorphosis?
adult
egg
nymph
pupa
Aaron is visiting a national park. The ranger tells Aaron that he will not see any bears because it is winter. Which of the following is the most likely reason Aaron would not see any bears?
There are no bears.
The bears traveled north.
The bears are hibernating.
The bears went through metamorphosis.
Kali is walking in a forest in the spring. Which of the following observation would Kali most likely make?
New budding leaves.
Dying plants.
Rain from the sky.
Animals hibernating.
During the winter, purple finches are often seen in Florida. During the summer purple finches are rarely seen in Florida. Which statement best explains this change in observations?
The birds are coming to die.
The birds migrate to Florida during the winter.
The birds are coming to go to the beach.
The birds don't come.
The Florida manatee is very sensitive to temperature changes. As a result, manatees migrate to warmer waters in the winter. They especially like to pass the winter months near energy stations, which discharge warm water into the local waters. Which behavior is an example of a seasonal change in manatees?
Swimming slowly.
Eating lettuce.
Moving to an environment based on the food.
Moving to an environment based on the season.
A scientist watches honeybees collect nectar from flowers. She wonders whether the bees are able to see different colors. Which observation might lead her to ask this question?
The bees land on purple flowers more often than on other colored flowers.
The bees do not care what color they land on.
The bees fly around a tree.
There are no bees.
Simon looks out his window and observes that the orange tree in his yard now has fruit. He uses his observation as evidence to say that he now
knows the tree is fully mature, or an adult tree. What part of the inquiry process does this represent?
Make a plan.
Eating an apple.
Understand the problem.
Drawing a conclusion.
The Florida maple tree is a flowering plant. The Florida longleaf pine tree is a nonflowering plant. Both trees go through a life cycle. Which stage is found in both the life cycle of a flowering and nonflowering plant?
They both produce seeds.
The both produce flowers.
The both produce animals.
They have nothing in common.
