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Unit 9 Test: Life Cycles

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The lady beetle goes through a life cycle. Which of the pictures below shows the stages of the lady beetle life cycle in the correct order?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Use the diagram below to answer the question about the life cycle of the frog. Which letter shows the adult stage of the frog's development?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Tomato plants go through a life cycle. Which of the pictures below shows the stages of the life cycle in the correct order?


a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

The picture below shows insects in the larva stage and the pupa stage of the lady beetle life cycle. What is true about these two stages?


a)

The larva is living but the pupa is nonliving.

b)

The larva eats insects but the pupa eats pollen.

c)

The larva can lay eggs but the pupa cannot.

d)

The larva changes size but the pupa changes shape.

5.

Grasshoppers do not go through the same changes that lady beetles do during their life cycles. After grasshoppers hatch from their eggs, they look like smaller forms of the adult grasshopper as pictured below. Which stages below are in a lady beetle’s life cycle that are NOT in a grasshopper’s life cycle?

a)

Larva and pupa

b)

Egg and larva

c)

Pupa and adult

d)

Egg and adult

6.

The picture below shows an apple slice with seeds. What is the next stage in the life cycle of the seeds?

a)

Flowering tree

b)

Germination

c)

Seedling

d)

Fruit development

7.

Tomatoes grow in many different shapes, sizes, and colors. What do all these tomatoes have in common?


a)

They grew from the same plant.

b)

They all took the same amount of time to grow.

c)

They all needed soil, water, and wind to grow.

d)

They all hold seeds that can grow new plants.

8.

The images below show part of the frog life cycle. What is one important change that happens to the frog between the first image and second image?


a)

The organism begins changing from a fish into a frog.

b)

The frog has changed from a baby into an adult.

c)

The frog can no longer live in the water.

d)

The frog loses its gills and grows lungs.

9.

A sunflower plant makes seeds which can grow into new plants. Which part of the sunflower produces seeds?


a)

The seeds are produced in the roots.

b)

The seeds are produced in the flower.

c)

The seeds are produced in the stem.

d)

The seeds are produced in the leaves.

10.

The images below show how a frog changes during its life cycle. What changes will most likely happen next in the life cycle?

a)

The frog will become a toad.

b)

The larva will become a pupa.

c)

The tail will become smaller.

d)

The frog will develop gills.

11.

The diagram shows the life cycle of a praying mantis. Which other organism has a life cycle that includes a nymph stage?

a)

Frog

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Lady beetle

d)

Butterfly

12.

These radishes were planted from seeds 8 days ago. How were the seeds produced?

a)

They came from a mature plant.

b)

They developed under the soil.

c)

They grew on the leaves of the plant.

d)

They are part of the roots of the plant.

13.

A student planted a tomato seed in the ground. What change will happen first to the seed?

a)

Roots begin to form.

b)

A stem pushes through the soil.

c)

The seed dies and becomes a plant.

d)

Leaves begin to grow.