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Life Cycles and more

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the ADULT stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
2.
What is the last stage of the butterfly life cycle?
a)
egg
b)
pupa
c)
adult
d)
larva
3.
The second stage in incomplete metamorphosis is a/an_.
a)
embryo
b)
adult
c)
nymph
d)
larva
4.
The process in which some organisms change form during different stages of life is called_.
a)
germinate
b)
life span
c)
direct development
d)
metamorphosis
5.
After a frog hatches from an egg it looks just like an adult frog.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The type of life cycle where the young look like miniature adults is called _________ .
a)
direct development
b)
complete metamorphosis
c)
incomplete metamorphosis
d)
miniatureization
7.
In the LARVA stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
8.
In the EGG stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
9.
In the PUPA stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
10.
Which of the following goes through DIRECT DEVELOPMENT for its life cycle?
a)
butterfly
b)
dog
c)
oak tree
d)
grasshopper
11.
Which of the following goes through COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS for its life cycle?
a)
butterfly
b)
dog
c)
oak tree
d)
grasshopper
12.
How many stages are there in the butterfly life cycle?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
3
d)
5
13.
What is the stage of the caterpillar called?
a)
pupa
b)
adult
c)
egg
d)
larva
14.
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
15.
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
16.
What are the stages called that show how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly?
a)
Life Cycle
b)
Process
c)
Growing Up
d)
Life Steps
17.
An _________________ is fully grown.
a)
egg
b)
adult
c)
larvae
d)
pupa
18.
A immature ______________ looks very similar to its parents.
a)
nymph
b)
adult
c)
egg
d)
pupa
19.
What is the second stage of a frog called?
a)
froglet
b)
egg
c)
frog
d)
tadpole
20.
What life cycle?
a)
bird
b)
horse
c)
lizard
d)
frog
21.
Which animal’s life cycle begins with a live baby?
a)
bird
b)
mammal
c)
amphibians
d)
reptile
22.
Which two animals go through metamorphosis during its life cycle?
a)
Frog and bird
b)
butterfly and horse
c)
fish and frog
d)
butterfly and frog
23.
Butterflies form a case called a _____________.
a)
pupa
b)
seedling
c)
chrysallis
24.
The second stage of an insect is a worm-like stage called ________.
a)
tadpole
b)
larva
c)
offspring
25.

What is another name for chrysalis?

a)

caterpillar

b)

larva

c)

pupa

d)

adult

26.

Which insect goes through complete metamorphosis?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

What happens during the third stage of a butterfly's life cycle?

a)

metamorphosis

b)

it molts its skin

c)

changes into a caterpillar

d)

butterfly

28.

A caterpillar needs what in order to change into a butterfly?

a)

eat a lot of food to prepare for the chrysalis stage

b)

molt its skin

c)

change its gills into lungs

d)

germinate from its seed

29.
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
30.

All living things are called _________.

a)

Organisms

b)

Populations

c)

Habitats

d)

Ecosystems

31.

The life cycle is

a)

Be Born, Grow, Reproduce, Die

b)

Grow, Die, Reproduce, Be Born

c)

Be Born, Die, Reproduce, Grow

d)

Die, Grow, Reproduce, Be Born

32.

An organism is a...

a)

Part of the body

b)

Living thing

c)

Musical Instrument

33.

Which word means "life"?

a)

Hydro

b)

Bio

c)

Geo

d)

Atmo

34.

Organisms need ________, __________, shelter and air.

a)

Food and Water

b)

Food and Temperature

c)

Temperature and Water

35.

How do trees create their own food?

a)

People feed them!

b)

It's magic.

c)

They soak up the sunlight.

36.

When you blow on a dandelion and the little pieces fly away, what do those little pieces become?

a)

seeds to grow new dandelions

b)

they are now dead pieces and don't become anything

c)

seeds to grow new trees

37.

Germs are living things.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

All living things eventually die.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Life Cycle of the Elephant:

If there are no more specimens of a plant or animal left, we say the species is:

a)

hibernating

b)

at the beginning of its life cycle

c)

extinct

d)

at the end of its life cycle

40.

Life Cycle of the Frog:

How can you tell when a frog is an adult?

a)

It has a large tail.

b)

It has a small tail.

c)

It has no tail.

d)

It has legs.

41.

Life Cycle of an Insect:


If Martine finds a butterfly cocoon in her back yard, what will she need to know if she wants to see the butterfly emerge?

a)

what the temperature was on the day the cocoon was formed

b)

how long it takes a butterfly to complete its metamorphosis

c)

what color the butterfly will be

d)

what food the butterfly will eat when it emerges

42.

Life Cycle of an Insect:


Martine finds some insect eggs on a leaf. If she comes back the next day and sees tiny bugs where the eggs were, what stage of the life cycle are the bugs most likely in?

a)

pupa

b)

adult

c)

larva

d)

molting

43.

To lose a covering (exoskeleton) and replace it with fresh, new growth in the same area

a)

cocoon

b)

molting

c)

exoskeleton

d)

habitat

44.

A hard, outer covering of insects

a)

molting

b)

cocoon

c)

exoskeleton

d)

deforestation

45.

Which stage of the mealworm life cycle is shown?

a)

egg

b)

larva

c)

pupa

d)

adult

46.

Which stage of the mealworm life cycle is shown?

a)

egg

b)

larva

c)

pupa

d)

adult

47.

Which stage of the mealworm life cycle is shown?

a)

egg

b)

larva

c)

pupa

d)

adult

48.

Which stage of the mealworm life cycle is shown?

a)

egg

b)

larva

c)

pupa

d)

adult

49.

Which of the following is NOT something that plants need in order to survive?

a)

CO2

b)

sunlight

c)

positive attitude

d)

water

50.

Which of the following is something that plant NEEDS in order to survive?

a)

owner

b)

nutrients from soil

c)

friends

d)

wind

51.

What do plants need to grow?

a)

lights, camera, action

b)

food, water, love

c)

sunlight, soil, and water

d)

seeds, dirt, water

52.

One important thing plants/trees give us is?

a)

life

b)

oxygen

c)

shade on hot days

d)

carbon dioxide

53.

Means of grouping plants according to their similarities

a)

Botanical Classification

b)

Descriptive Classification

c)

Plant Classification

d)

None of the Above

54.

Frogs belong to a group of animals called ________.

a)

reptiles

b)

amphibians

c)

mammals

d)

primates

55.
Frogs spend their whole lives living _______________.
a)
in water
b)
on land
c)
in water and on land
56.
Tadpoles breathe using their ________.
a)
skin
b)
lungs and skin
c)
gills
d)
lungs
57.
What is the first stage of the frog life cycle?
a)
Larva
b)
Eggs
c)
Tadpole
d)
Butterfly
58.
What is this picture?
a)
A tadpole
b)
eggs
c)
A froglet
d)
A frog
59.
What is this picture? 
a)
A frog
b)
A tadpole
c)
Eggs
d)
A froglet
60.

Adult frogs breathe using their ____________.

a)

eyes

b)

gills

c)

lungs and skin

d)

skin

61.
As tadpoles mature into frogs, they grow _________.
a)
gills
b)
a tail
c)
legs
d)
fingers
62.
What is this picture? 
a)
A froglet
b)
eggs
c)
tadpole
63.
A frog changes during its life through a process called____________
a)
metamorphosis
b)
egg
c)
tadpole
d)
adult
64.

List the stages of a frog's life cycle in order.

a)

Mother, Froglet, Tadpole, Frog, Egg

b)

Frog, Froglet, Tadpole, Adult

c)

Egg, Tadpole, Tadpole with legs, Froglet, Frog

d)

Tadpole, Egg, Frog, Froglet

65.
Insects have 8 legs
a)
True
b)
False
66.

What is a question that asks about the sequence or order of the stages in this life cycle?

a)

What stage of the life cycle happens directly after the larva?

b)

Where do bees lay their eggs?

c)

How big do bees get?

d)

How long does it take for the egg to hatch?

67.

How many stages are in an incomplete Metamorphosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

68.

Select the correct order of stages in an incomplete metamorphosis

a)

egg, adult, Nymph

b)

egg, insect,adult

c)

egg, nymph, adult

d)

egg, adult, insect

69.

How many stages are in a complete metamorphosis ?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

70.

Select the pupa stage of a complete metamorphosis of a butterfly

a)
b)
c)
d)
71.

Select the image that represents producers

a)
b)
c)
72.

Select the correct list of consumers

a)

Herbivores, Carnivores, Ambivores

b)

Herbivores, Omnivores, Ambivores

c)

Herbivores, Omnivores, Carnivores

73.

Herbivores are animals that eat

a)

animals only

b)

plants only

c)

both animals and plants

74.

Carnivores are animals that eat

a)

plants only

b)

animals only

c)

both plants and animals

75.

Omnivores are animals that eat

a)

plants only

b)

animals only

c)

both plants and animals

76.

Select the correct statement about decomposers

a)

decomposers feed on animals

b)

decomposers feed on living things

c)

decomposers feed on waste

77.

Select all the images that represents as herbivore

a)
b)
c)
78.

Select all the images that represents Omnivores

a)
b)
c)
d)
79.

Select ALL of the decomposers

a)
b)
c)
d)
80.

Select all the images that represents a carnivore

a)
b)
c)

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