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Life cycle of Animals

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many stages are there in the butterfly life cycle?

a)

4

b)

3

2.
After a frog hatches from an egg it looks just like an adult frog.
a)
True
b)
False
3.

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 the young looks like its adult.

4.
Where does a female butterfly lay its eggs? 
a)
Leaves
b)
Branches
c)
The ground
d)
Fruits
5.

In an early stage of life, when a butterfly eats and grows, it is called a(n) ______.

a)
larva
b)

pupa

c)

adult

d)

egg

6.

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.

7.

Which animal has a similar life cycle as the one shown in the diagram.

a)

Cockroach

b)

Chicken

c)

Beetle

d)

Mosquito

8.

Which of the following animals has a similar life cycle as the grasshopper.

a)

Cockroach

b)

Mosquito

c)

Human

d)

Chicken

9.

Which animal has a similar life cycle as the butterfly.

a)

Beetle

b)

Frog

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Cockroach

10.

Identify stage A of the life cycle shown in the diagram.

a)

young

b)

nymph

c)

pupa

11.

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.

12.

I have has six legs and three stages in my life cycle. What am I?

a)

Beetle

b)

Mosquito

c)

Butterfly

d)

Cockroach

13.

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.

14.

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.

15.

Why does a nymph moult?

a)

To allow it to look pretty.

b)

To protect it from predators.

c)

To allow new skin to grow.

d)

To allow it to change into a pupa.

16.

Which of the following comparisons between the life cycle of a cockroach and the life cycle of a beetle is/are correct?

a)

A only

b)

A and B only

c)

B and C only

d)

A, B and C

17.

Which of the following represents a grasshopper?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.
The picture shows which stage of a butterfly?
a)
larva
b)
adult
c)
pupa
d)
egg
19.

Butterfly has ________ stages of life while cockroach has _____ stages.

a)

three, four

b)

four, three

c)

three, three

d)

four, four

20.

Which stage of life of butterfly, it neither eat or move?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Young cockroach are called _________.

a)

Pupa

b)

Larva

c)

Nymph

d)

Caterpillar

22.

At which stage moulting takes place?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

List two animals that have a life cycle with four stages.

a)

Butterfly

b)

Fish

c)

Mosquito

d)

Frog

24.

List two animals that do not look like their parents when they are young.

a)

Fish

b)

Frog

c)

Chicken

d)

Butterfly

25.

List two animals that have life cycle with three stages.

a)

Ant

b)

Chicken

c)

Sea turtle

d)

Mosquito

26.

What does cycle means?

a)

pattern or event that repeats over and over again

b)

pattern or event that never happen

c)

pattern or event that happen once in a life time

27.

What is another word for larva of a butterfly?

a)

caterpillar

b)

nymph

c)

wriggler

28.

Where does the mosquito usually lay its eggs?

a)

underside of the leaf

b)

under the surface of the water

c)

on the ground

29.

How is the young of a grasshopper different from the adult? Click all correct answers.

a)

It has no wings.

b)

It is larger than the adult.

c)

It lives in water but the adult lives on land.

30.

Which of the following are stages of the life cycle of a chicken?

a)

egg, pupa, adult

b)

egg, larva, chicken

c)

egg, young, adult

31.

What is the best way to get rid of mosquitoes?

a)

Clear all stagnant water

b)

Add a layer of oil to the stagnant water

c)

Put fish in the water.

d)

All of the above.

32.

Which of the following shows the stages in the life cycle of the grasshopper?

a)

egg, young, adult

b)

egg, nymph, grasshopper

c)

egg, nymph, adult

33.

What is the difference between the life cycle of a chicken and the life cycle of a butterfly?

a)

The chick looks like the adult but the caterpillar does not look like the adult.

b)

The chicken has a 4-stage life cycle but the butterfly has 3-stage life cycle.

34.

Which of the following have 4-stages in their life cycle?

a)

butterfly, mosquito, beetle

b)

butterfly, chicken, mosquito

c)

beetle, frog, grasshopper

35.

Why do living things reproduce? Choose the best answer.

a)

To ensure they do not die.

b)

To ensure the survival of their kind.

c)

To ensure they have enough babies.

36.

Which of the following statements about the differences between the life cycle of a frog and cockroach is true?

a)

The cockroach as a 4-stage life cycle but the frog has a 3-stage life cycle.

b)

The young of the cockroach looks like its adult but the young of the frog does not.

c)

The adult cockroach and the frog lives on land only.

37.

A life cycle is _______________ .

a)

a sequence that repeats itself once

b)

a pattern of life that repeats itself continuously

38.

The young undergoes the _________ life cycle as their parents.

a)

same

b)

different

39.

Which of the following represents a mosquito?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

40.

Which of the following are stages of the life cycle of a butterfly?

a)

egg, nymph, adult

b)

egg, larva, pupa, adult

c)

egg, pupa, larva, adult

41.

Living things may __________ when they are adults.

a)

moult

b)

reproduce

c)

respond to changes