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P4 LIFE CYCLE

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A series of major changes in an animals body during it's life time is called...

a)

Nymph

b)

Metamorphosis

c)

Larva

d)

Heredity

e)

Pupa

2.

a young animal with a body form very different from the adult

a)

Nymph

b)

Metamorphosis

c)

Larva

d)

Heredity

e)

Pupa

3.

the stage in which the young animal looks just like the adult.

a)

Nymph

b)

Metamorphosis

c)

Larva

d)

Heredity

e)

Pupa

4.

How many stages are in a complete metamorphosis lifecycle.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

1

d)

2

5.

What are the stages of a butterfly's life cycle?

a)

Pupa

b)

Nymph

c)

Larva

d)

Egg

6.

Select the animals that undergo a incomplete metamorphosis

a)

Beatle

b)

Cow

c)

Butterfly

d)

Dolphin

7.

How do you know an insect has entered it's adult stage of metamorphosis?

a)

It has legs

b)

It has attennas

c)

It has wings

d)

It has hands

8.

A series of major changes in an animals body during it's life time is called...

a)

Nymph

b)

Metamorphosis

c)

Larva

d)

Heredity

e)

Pupa

9.

a young animal with a body form very different from the adult

a)

Nymph

b)

Metamorphosis

c)

Larva

d)

Heredity

e)

Pupa

10.

All living things have:

a)

matemorphosis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

germination

d)

a life cycle

11.
In complete metamorphosis which stage doesn't belong?
a)
egg
b)
nymph
c)
larva
d)
adult
12.
Which life cycle has nymphs that resemble the adults? 
a)
complete metamorphosis
b)
direct development
c)
indirect development
d)
incomplete metamorphosis
13.
Which 2 stages are in both complete and incomplete metamorphosis?
a)
Egg, larva
b)
Larva, adult
c)
Adult, nymph
d)
Egg, adult
14.
Which stage is worm-like and eats a lot? 
a)
Nymph
b)
Egg
c)
Adult
d)
Larva
15.
How do you know this insect is undergoing incomplete metamorphosis? 
a)
The insect changes color when it becomes an adult.
b)
The first stage of the insects development is as an egg.
c)
The insect undergoes more than four stages in its development.
d)
The insect has similar body parts throughout its development.
16.
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
17.
Which  is a characteristic of complete metamorphosis? 
a)
The young organism looks different from the adult.
b)
The young organism looks similar to the adult. 
c)
They nymph stage looks different from the adult. 
d)
They nymph stage looks similiar to the adult. 
18.
Ants go through complete metamorphosis during their life cycle.  Which of these is not a stage in an ant's life cycle? 
a)
egg
b)
larva 
c)
nymph 
d)
adult
19.

What is an organism that is fully developed?

a)

adult

b)

egg

c)

larva

d)

pupa

20.

The silky covering that some insects build around themselves to start the pupa stage.

a)

adult

b)

egg

c)

metamorphosis

d)

cocoon

21.

an insect at the stage of development after larva and before its adult form.

a)

adult

b)

egg

c)

pupa

d)

larva

22.

A young grasshopper looks much like the adult, except it does not have

a)

legs

b)

wings

c)

abdomen

d)

antennae

23.

The type of metamorphosis with four distinct stages is

a)

incomplete

b)

perfect

c)

complete

d)

gradual

24.

Which stage of metamorphosis is this?

a)

Egg

b)

Larva

c)

Pupa

d)

Adult

25.

What is the correct order of development for a butterfly?

a)

WXYZ

b)

ZWYX

c)

WXZY

d)

ZYXW

26.

Which type of metamorphosis is shown?

a)

complete metamorphosis

b)

incomplete metamorphosis

27.

Complete or Incomplete Metamorphosis?


LADYBUG?

a)

Complete Metamorphosis

b)

Incomplete Metamorphosis

28.

Complete or Incomplete Metamorphosis?


MOTH?

a)

Complete Metamorphosis

b)

Incomplete Metamorphosis

29.

Complete or Incomplete Metamorphosis?


DRAGONFLY?

a)

Complete Metamorphosis

b)

Incomplete Metamorphosis

30.
Which life cycle has nymphs that resemble the adults? 
a)
complete metamorphosis
b)
direct development
c)
indirect development
d)
incomplete metamorphosis