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CUA #8 life cycle and adaptations

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the life cycle produces the seeds?

a)

leaves

b)

stem

c)

flower

d)

roots

2.

Which of the following best describes the life cycle of a turtle?

a)

The turtle lays the egg and then transforms into an adult.

b)

The turtle changes from a hatchling into an adult.

c)

The turtle changes from an adult into a juvenile.

d)

The turtle hatches from the egg and look like the parent growing bigger until it becomes an adult.

3.

Which is one way the young male cardinal will change as it grows up?

a)

Grow a pointed crest

b)

grow more toes

c)

Tail feathers become shorter

d)

Beak will become narrow

4.

Which state of the Frogs life cycle is like the egg stage of the ladybug's life cycle?

a)

They both have a pupa

b)

They both are a larva

c)

They both lay eggs

d)

Nothing is the same

5.

Many trees grow in a forest. Which of the following characteristics best help them get sunlight that they need to survive.

a)

deep roots

b)

great height

c)

small leaves

d)

light bark

6.

Which part of the plant grows a new plant?

a)

root

b)

seeds

c)

leaf

d)

stem

7.

Which of the following characteristics of a flowering plant helps them most for pollination by insects so that it can make new plants?

a)

brightly colored flowers

b)

deep roots

c)

large leaves

d)

long stem

8.

In which of the following environments would the fur of a polar bear and arctic fox be an advantage that helps them survive and reproduce?

a)

light brown sandy desert

b)

green grassland

c)

snowy tundra

d)

green and brown forest

9.

Which trait best help a a cactus conserve water in the dry climate of West Texas desert ecosystem?

a)

sweet fruit

b)

sharp spines

c)

large flowers

d)

waxy stem

10.

Some animals have special structures for survival in the wetlands. Fish have fins to help them move through water. Birds have oily feathers to help them-

a)

repel water

b)

float in water

c)

swim in water

d)

move in water

11.

Roots take in ________ and ________ from the soil.

a)

sunlight and air

b)

water and nutrients

c)

food and air

d)

wind and sun

12.

What do flowers do?

a)

produce seeds so that new plants can grow

b)

take in water

c)

just look pretty

d)

hold the plant in place

13.

Leaves ...

a)

produce food through photosynthesis

b)

produce seeds

c)

carry water

d)

produce trees

14.

What part of the plant carries water?

a)

Roots

b)

Leaves

c)

Flowers

d)

Stem

15.

The stages of an organisms life are known as its

a)

life cycle

b)

polination

c)

heredity

16.

Which stage of a butterfly's life cycle is pictured?

a)

egg

b)

larvae

c)

adult

d)

pupa

17.

Which stage of the butterfly's life cycle is pictured?

a)

larvae

b)

egg

c)

pupa

d)

adult

18.

Which characteristic helps this animal blend in with its surroundings?

a)

camouflage

b)

beak

c)

blubber

19.

The process of changing form or shape

a)

Metamorphosis

b)

Life Cycle

c)

Pupa

d)

Adult

20.
How many stages does an incomplete life cycle have?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
21.
How many stages does a complete life cycle have?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
1
d)
2
22.
Why might some plants have thorns?
a)
to stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant
b)
to attract insects that spread pollen to other plants
c)
to take in nutrients from the air
d)
to provide shade for the plant
23.
What part of a plant helps it get the most light?
a)
fruit
b)
stem
c)
wide, long leaves
d)
flowers
24.

Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow very deep roots?

a)

to protect the plant from sun damage

b)

to take in as much light as possible

c)

to spread seeds to new places

d)

to reach water that is underground

25.

What would happen if all the flowers were removed

from a tomato plant?

a)

The plant would not be affected.

b)

The plant could not produce seeds.

c)

The plant would skip some steps in its life cycle.

d)

The plant would grow larger tomatoes.

26.

How are frogs and butterflies alike?

a)

They both turn into caterpillars.

b)

They both eat fish.

c)

They both start out as an egg

d)

They both like to swim.

27.
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
28.

How is a seedling different from an adult plant?

a)

A seedling does not have flowers or fruit.

b)

A seedling does not have roots.

c)

A seedling does not have a stem.

d)

A seedling does not need sunlight to grow.