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life cycles

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

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.
In the ADULT stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
3.
What is the last stage of the butterfly life cycle?
a)
egg
b)
pupa
c)
adult
d)
larva
4.
The second stage in incomplete metamorphosis is a/an_.
a)
embryo
b)
adult
c)
nymph
d)
larva
5.
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
6.
After a frog hatches from an egg it looks just like an adult frog.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
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
8.
In the LARVA stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
9.
In the EGG stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
10.
In the PUPA stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
11.
Which of the following goes through DIRECT DEVELOPMENT for its life cycle?
a)
butterfly
b)
dog
c)
oak tree
d)
grasshopper
12.
Which of the following goes through COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS for its life cycle?
a)
butterfly
b)
dog
c)
oak tree
d)
grasshopper
13.
How many stages are there in the butterfly life cycle?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
3
d)
5
14.
What is the stage of the caterpillar called?
a)
pupa
b)
adult
c)
egg
d)
larva
15.
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
16.
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
17.
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
18.
An _________________ is fully grown.
a)
egg
b)
adult
c)
larvae
d)
pupa
19.
A immature ______________ looks very similar to its parents.
a)
nymph
b)
adult
c)
egg
d)
pupa
20.
What is the second stage of a frog called?
a)
froglet
b)
egg
c)
frog
d)
tadpole
21.
What life cycle?
a)
bird
b)
horse
c)
lizard
d)
frog
22.
In the ADULT stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
23.
What is the last stage of the butterfly life cycle?
a)
egg
b)
pupa
c)
adult
d)
larva
24.
In the LARVA stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
25.
In the EGG stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
26.
In the PUPA stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
27.
Which of the following goes through COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS for its life cycle?
a)
butterfly
b)
dog
c)
oak tree
d)
grasshopper
28.
What is the stage of the caterpillar called?
a)
pupa
b)
adult
c)
egg
d)
larva
29.
Why does a butterfly lay its eggs on a leaf?
a)
to sleep
b)
for food
c)
to hide
d)
noisy
30.
A caterpillar changes into what?
a)
chrysalis
b)
cocoon
c)
butterlfy
d)
frog
31.
What is the last stage of the butterfly life cycle?
a)
egg
b)
pupa
c)
adult
d)
larva
32.
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
33.
A cocoon is called what in a butterflies life cycle?
a)
Chrysalis 
b)
Egg
c)
Adult 
d)
Metamorphosis 
34.
What does a caterpillar do a lot of after it hatches? 
a)
singing
b)
eating
c)
swimming
d)
flying
35.
What is the first stage of the life cycle?
a)
Butterfly
b)
Chrysalis
c)
Egg
d)
Caterpillar
36.
Which is the correct order of the Butterfly Life Cycle?
a)
Egg, Chrysalis, Caterpillar, Butterfly
b)
Butterfly, Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis
c)
Egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis, Butterfly
d)
Egg, Caterpillar, Butterfly, Chrysalis
37.
Where do butterflies most often lay their eggs?
a)
In a nest
b)
In the water
c)
On the leaves of plants
38.
What hatches out of the egg?
a)
butterfly
b)
caterpillar
39.
What does "metamorphosis" mean?
a)
butterfly
b)
change
c)
life cycle
d)
Morphin' Time!
40.

What is a life cycle?

a)

a stage in an insect life cycle between egg and adult.

b)

a developing animal before it is born or hatched.

c)

the stages in the life of a living thing.

d)

the stage in the insect life cycle between larva and adult.

41.

select the order of the butterfly life cycle

a)

adult, larva, pupa, egg

b)

egg, larva, pupa, adult

c)

larva, egg, adult, pupa

d)

egg, adult, pupa, larva

42.

select the order of the frog life cycle

a)

egg, froglet, tadpole, adult

b)

froglet, tadpole, egg, adult

c)

tadpole, egg, adult, froglet

d)

egg, tadpole, froglet, adult

43.

What does metamorphosis mean?

a)

to change or transform

b)

a fully grown organism that can reproduce

c)

to shed an outer skeleton or skin

d)

the stages in an organism's life from birth to death.

44.
How many stages does a butterfly life cycle have?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
1
d)
2
45.
What is the first stage of the life cycle of a butterfly?
a)
pupa
b)
adult
c)
egg
d)
larva
46.
What is the second stage of the life cycle of a butterfly?
a)
caterpillar
b)
egg
c)
adult
d)
chrysalis
47.
What is another name for chrysalis?
a)
caterpillar
b)
larva
c)
pupa
d)
adult
48.
What is another name for larva?
a)
egg
b)
pupa
c)
caterpillar
d)
adult
49.
What do we call the butterfly and frog when they finish developing?
a)
grown
b)
pupa
c)
adults
d)
larva
50.

How are frog and butterfly life cycles the same

a)

the both have pupas

b)

they both have froglet

c)

they both grow legs

d)

they both start with the egg stage

51.
Stage in an insect's life after it hatches from the egg
a)
pupa
b)
adaptation
c)
larva
d)
inherited
52.

Which animal group does the frog belong to?

a)

insect

b)

amphibian

c)

mammal

d)

reptile

53.

An animal that often live part of its life on land and part in water

a)

reptile

b)

amphibian

c)

insect

d)

mammal

54.

An animal that has a backbone, feeds its young milk, and is usually covered with hair

a)

insect

b)

mammal

c)

amphibian

d)

reptile

55.

An animal that has six legs, three body parts, and hard outer coverings

a)

insect

b)

amphibian

c)

reptile

d)

mammal

56.

Which of the following belongs to the reptile group?

a)

salamander

b)

crocodile

c)

praying mantis

d)

grasshopper

57.

Which is NOT true for all animals?

a)

They have young

b)

They change

c)

They grow

d)

They have backbones

58.

How to praying mantis eggs survive a cold winter?

a)

They are inside an egg case

b)

The mother buries the eggs in a hole

c)

The mother sits on the eggs

d)

The eggs are under the water

59.

Which animal group has a larva stage in its life cycle in which the larvae live in water and breathe through gills?

a)

insect

b)

mammal

c)

amphibian

d)

reptile

60.

What are the stages of life for a salamander?

a)

egg, larva, adult

b)

baby, teen, adult

c)

egg,nymph, adult

61.

What animal group has a nymph stage in its life cycle?

a)

mammal

b)

amphibian

c)

reptile

d)

insect

62.

Which of these belongs to the insect group?

a)

frog

b)

dragonfly

c)

salamander

d)

kangaroo

63.

What is a synonym for large?

a)

small

b)

big

c)

little

d)

cute

64.

What is an antonym for large?

a)

small

b)

huge

c)

big

d)

medium

65.

What is a synonym for start?

a)

stop

b)

end

c)

begin

d)

run

66.

What is an antonym for start?

a)

begin

b)

run

c)

work

d)

finish

67.

Which is not part of a plant’s life cycle?

a)

growth

b)

death

c)

losing a branch in a storm

d)

germination

68.

A new plant grows from a _____.

a)

root

b)

petal

c)

stem

d)

seed

69.

A ___ grows into a new plant.

a)

seed

b)

flower

70.

Which does a seed need to germinate?

a)

freezing temperatures at night

b)

to be eaten by an animal

c)

water, sunlight and carbon dioxide

d)

only water

71.

One way in which a plant life cycle is like an animal life cycle is that both plants and animals-

a)

Use seeds to reproduce

b)

Live for hundreds of years

c)

Lay eggs that hatch

d)

Grow larger over time

72.

The diagram illustrates the life cycle of a tomato plant. Which stage in this plant life cycle is the adult?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

73.

The life cycle of a darkling beetle is shown here. Which stage represents the change from larva to adult?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

74.

What does a life cycle show?

a)

Shows an animal or plants life from birth to adult

b)

Shows what one can eat to get stronger

c)

Shows plant and animal needs

d)

Shows and describes food chains

75.

What does it mean to germinate?

a)

to begin to grow or sprout

b)

to cough on people

c)

A flower that is not opened up or fully grown

d)

None of the above

76.

What is a life cycle?

a)

a stage in an insect life cycle between egg and adult.

b)

a developing animal before it is born or hatched.

c)

the stages in the life of a living thing.

d)

the stage in the insect life cycle between larva and adult.

77.

What does a plant need for photosynthesis?

a)

water + sunlight + gatorade

b)

sunlight + water + oxygen

c)

water + sunlight + carbon dioxide

d)

sunlight + water + soil

78.
The second stage of an insect is a worm-like stage called ________.
a)
tadpole
b)
larva
c)
offspring
79.
What part of a plant takes in the most water?
a)
leaf
b)
flowers
c)
roots
d)
stem
80.
What do we call the butterfly and frog when they finish developing?
a)
grown
b)
pupa
c)
adults
d)
larva
81.

A plant's _________ carries food and water through the plant.

a)

stem

b)

seed

c)

fruit

d)

larva

82.

A ______________ is the young of some insects.

a)

larva

b)

seed

c)

flower

d)

adult

83.

Which animals start their lives as eggs?

a)

chickens, frogs, and butterflies

b)

frogs, guinea pigs and ants

c)

ants, butterflies and cats

d)

chickens, ants and dogs

84.

After a frog hatches from an egg it just looks like an adult frog.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

In some ways adult organisms are the same in both plants and animals. Whether a plant or animal, only the adult can -

a)

Produce offspring

b)

Emerge from eggs

c)

Grow larger

d)

Get eaten

86.
The diagram shows the life cycles of the frog and ladybug. What do frog and ladybug life cycles have in common? Both frogs and ladybugs spend time as - 
a)
A tadpole
b)
A pupa
c)
A larva
d)
An egg
87.
What is a life cycle?
a)
The stages a living thing goes through during its life.
b)
Life
c)
The stages a non-living thing goes through during its life
d)
Changes
88.
How many stages does a complete life cycle have?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
1
d)
2
89.
How many stages does an incomplete life cycle have?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
90.
What is the name of a baby tree?
a)
seedling
b)
string
c)
twig
d)
acorn
91.

The process of changing form or shape

a)

Metamorphosis

b)

Life Cycle

c)

Pupa

d)

Adult

92.

Organisms with a backbone

a)

invertebrates

b)

vertebrates

c)

vegetarians

d)

vegans

93.

Organisms without a backbone

a)

vegans

b)

vegetarians

c)

invertebrates

d)

vertebrates

94.
What part of the plant is #1?
a)
flower
b)
stem
c)
root
d)
leaf
95.

Plants and animals both have life cycles.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

What is the first stage in the life cycle of most animals?

a)

Egg

b)

Adult

c)

Larva

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