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Plant/Animal Life Cycle & Adaptations

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one of these animals looks closest to the adult during the second stage of life
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.
What is a similarity between the life cycle of a frog and the life cycle of a chicken?
a)
Start as an egg
b)
Will become an adult that looks like its young
c)
Goes through metamorphosis (change in body structure)
d)
Their life cycles are the same
3.
Plant and animal life cycles are alike because they both:
a)
Require the same amount of time
b)
Begin as an egg
c)
Look like their parents from the beginning stage
d)
Have beginning, growing, and mature stages
4.
In the picture below, germination has begun. What does germination mean?
a)
to make cones
b)
to grow
c)
to reproduce
d)
to pollinate
5.
This stage of the life cycle contains tiny undeveloped plants and enough food for growth to start?
a)
mature plant
b)
seedling
c)
seeds
d)
flowers
6.
Butterflies, mosquitoes, beetles and houseflies are insects that go through four stages of their life cycle. Which diagram correctly shows the life cycle of these insects?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
e)
7.
The image shows stages in the life cycle of a plant. Which stage should be placed at the label X?
a)
Germination
b)
Pupa
c)
Seedling
d)
Stem
8.
A teacher displays a chart of life cycles of four different animals. The teacher asks students to identify the life cycle of the organism that goes through metamorphosis. Which student gives the correct answer?
a)
Student 1: The chicken undergoes metamorphosis because it lays eggs that develop into offspring.
b)
Student 2:The lizard undergoes metamorphosis because its offspring is smaller in size than the adult.
c)
Student 3: The dog undergoes metamorphosis because its offspring appears similar to the adult.
d)
Student 4: The beetle undergoes metamorphosis because each stage looks different from the others in appearance.
9.
Which sequence correctly shows the stages in a plant's life cycle?
a)
seed -- young plant -- adult plant
b)
seed -- adult plant -- young plant
c)
adult plant -- young plant -- seed
d)
young plant -- seed -- adult plant
10.
A student made two models to show the life cycle of a butterfly and a grasshopper. Based on the model, what is the difference between the life cycles of both insects?
a)
A butterfly's life cycle has a pupa stage, and a grasshopper's life cycle has a larva stage.
b)
A butterfly's life cycle has a larva stage, and a grasshopper's life cycle has a pupa stage.
c)
A butterfly's life cycle has a larva stage, and a grasshopper's life cycle has a nymph stage.
d)
A butterfly's life cycle has a nymph stage, and a grasshopper's life cycle has a larva stage.
11.

What does it mean to CAMOUFLAGE?

a)

when a weak animal copies a stronger animal to warn of predators

b)

when an animal is able to change colors to survive in an enviornment

c)

when an animal hibernates during the winter.

12.

Which is NOT a physical adaptation?

a)

a bear hibernating in the winter

b)

a bird with a sharp beak

c)

a fish with scales on its body

13.

Why would a bunnies fur be brown in the summer and white in the winter?

a)

The rabbit likes to change fur color

b)

The bunny learned it from his parents

c)

The changing of fur color help the bunny blend in with it's surroundings.

14.

Birds flying south 800 miles to find food and to escape cold winters is an example of

a)

Hibernating

b)

Migrating

c)

Camouflage

15.

According tho the graph, which animal travels the longest distance?

a)

Hummingbirds

b)

Snow Geese

c)

Seals

d)

Monarch Butterflies

16.
What does adaptation mean? 
a)
It's what helps a living thing grow and survive.
b)
a biome that gets very little rain
c)
a trait that it inherits from its parents
d)
an area that is covered mostly by water
17.

What is an inherited trait?

a)

A trait handed down to you by your family.

b)

A trait you developed because of the environment.

c)

A trait handed to you from your friends.

d)

A trait you developed as an adult.

18.

What do we call a behavior animals are born to do?

a)

Learned behaviors.

b)

Instincts.

c)

Environmental behaviors.

d)

Physical characteristics.

19.

Which is an example of an observation of inherited traits in plants?

a)

The plant with purple flowers came from a plant with purple flowers.

b)

The plant with green seeds came from a plant with purple seeds.

c)

The plant with purple flowers is facing the sun.

d)

The plant with yellow leaves drank a lot of water.

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