Worksheets🦋Animal Life Cycles
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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What is your lineup number?
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1. Birth is ___.
a)
a. an inherited trait that makes an individual different from other members of the same family
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b. the beginning or origin of a plant or animal
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c. a trait that can be passed from parents to offspring
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d. the process in which an animal changes shape
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2. Metamorphosis is ___.
a)
a. an inherited trait that makes an individual different from other members of the same family
b)
b. the beginning or origin of a plant or animal
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c. a trait that can be passed from parents to offspring
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d. the process in which an animal changes shape
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3. Which is NOT an example of a salamander's life cycle?
a)
a. egg hatches
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b. loses its gills and grows lungs
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c. returns to the water to lay eggs
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d. has live babies
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4. Compare the butterfly life cycle to the grasshopper life cycle. How are they the SAME?
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a. Both animals fly.
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b. Both animals start out as eggs.
c)
c. Both animals hang from tree branches.
d)
d. Both animals hop.
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5. After a fish egg hatches, it_____.
a)
a. goes through a metamorphosis
b)
b. looks like a small version of its parents
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6. Which animal has a life cycle most like a chicken’s life cycle?
a)
a. dog
b)
b. bear
c)
c. horse
d)
d. turtle
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7. When does a life cycle end?
a)
a. when the organism dies
b)
b. when the organism reproduces
c)
c. when the organism grows
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8. Which is the SECOND stage in a ladybug’s life cycle?
a)
a. adult
b)
b. egg
c)
c. larva
d)
d. pupa
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9. An animal that goes through metamorphosis starts life as an ____.
a)
a. adult
b)
b. egg
c)
c. larva
d)
d. pupa
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10. How does a frog start its life?
a)
a. as a tadpole
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b. as a larva
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c. as an adult
d)
d. as an egg
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11. Compare the rhino beetle and ladybug life cycle. How are they DIFFERENT?
a)
a. The ladybug and rhino beetle both start as eggs.
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b. The ladybug has a molt stage and the rhino beetle does not.
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c. The rhino beetle and the ladybug both go through a larva stage.
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d. The rhino beetle eats leaves and the ladybug does not.
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12. Which animals do not undergo metamorphosis during its life cycle? Select all that apply. (HINT-There are two.)
a)
a. cat
b)
b. frog
c)
c. snake
d)
d. beetle
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