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Life Cycle of Living Things

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does cycle means?

a)

pattern or event that repeats over and over again

b)

pattern or event that never happen

c)

pattern or event that happen once in a life time

2.

How many stages of life cycle does a butterfly has?

a)

4 stages

b)

3 stages

c)

2 stages

3.

What is another word for larva of a butterfly?

a)

caterpillar

b)

nymph

c)

wriggler

4.

Where does the mosquito usually lay its eggs?

a)

on the leaf

b)

under the surface of the water

c)

in the ground

5.

How do most mammals reproduce?

a)

by laying eggs

b)

by laying babies

c)

by giving birth to live young

6.

What do you call the young of a frog after it is hatching?

a)

hatchling

b)

froglet

c)

tadpole

7.

What is the third stage in the life cycle of a butterfly?

a)

Egg stage

b)

Pupa stage

c)

Larva stage

8.

The young frog breathes through its _____________.

a)

gill

b)

lung

c)

nose

d)

skin

9.

Which of the following move onto land to lay eggs?

a)

Fish

b)

Frog

c)

Sea turtle

d)

Crab

10.

List two animals that have life cycle with no eggs stage.

a)

Lion

b)

Platypus

c)

Elephant

d)

Spiny anteater

11.

List two animals that do not look like their parents when they are young.

a)

Fish

b)

Frog

c)

Sea turtle

d)

Butterfly

12.

List down the stages in life cycle of frog.

a)

Egg

b)

Pupa

c)

Larva

d)

Adult

13.

What is the first stage of the frog life cycle?

a)

eggs

b)

tadpole

c)

froglet

d)

adult

14.
After a frog hatches from an egg it looks just like an adult frog.
a)
True
b)
False
15.

Which animal’s life cycle begins with a live baby?

a)

swan

b)

tiger

c)

snake

16.

Insects lay .......

a)

Eggs

b)

Nothing

c)

Birth

d)

Tadpole

17.

Which of the following are stages of the life cycle of a chicken?

a)

egg, chick, adult

b)

egg, chick, chicken

c)

egg, young, adult

18.

All living things go through a cycle called a _____ _____

a)

life pattern

b)

no life

c)

life cycle

d)

life and extinct

19.

Living things ______ to ensure survival of their own kind.

a)

produce

b)

reproduce

c)

make

d)

grow up

20.

The life cycle of a frog has three stages. There are ______, ______, and ______.

a)

egg, larva, adult frog

b)

egg, pupa, adult frog

c)

egg, tadpole, adult frog

d)

egg, young, tadpole

21.

Female adult birds, fish, reptiles, and insects give birth to live young.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

A frog begins life from an egg in the water.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

During the final stage, frogs live on land.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What do we call the young grasshopper?

a)

Egg

b)

Pupa

c)

Larva

d)

Nymph

25.
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
26.

What is a seed coat?

a)

a plant

b)

the outer protective layer of a seed

c)

a cute little jacket the seed wears to stay warm

d)

None of these

27.

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

28.

What stage of the plant life cycle is shown?

a)

Full grown, mature plant

b)

a bud

c)

a seed

d)

a sprout

29.
What is the most common way seeds move?
a)
cars and boats
b)
humans and trains
c)
wind and animals
d)
bikes and scooters
30.
We can tell plants are alive because ____.
a)
we can smell the flowers
b)
we can eat the fruit
c)
we see them grow and change
31.

Why are seeds important?

a)

because they can grow into new plants

b)

because they are all the same size

c)

because they always stay in one place

d)

because they hold up the plant

32.

What stage of the plant life cycle is shown in the picture?

a)

Germinating

b)

seedling

c)

mature plant

d)

flowering plant

33.

Why are seeds important?

a)

They are great to eat.

b)

They feed animals.

c)

They grow into new plants.

d)

They grow into animals.

34.

A living thing that can use energy from the sun to make food for itself.

a)

animal

b)

plant

c)

insect

d)

reptile

35.

How are plants and animals alike?

a)

Both are living things that grow and change.

b)

Both are nonliving things that grow and change.

c)

Both are living things that eat animals.

d)

Both can make their own food.

36.
People need plants because the plants _____.
a)
make water
b)
use sunlight
c)
make oxygen
37.
In order to grow plants need?
a)
water,sunlight and soil
b)
water,food and sun
c)
sun,a basket, soil
38.

Plant eater.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

producer

39.

Changing forms dramatically over the course of a life cycle is called

a)

life cycle

b)

metamorphosis

c)

hydrations

d)

pollinations

40.

a warm-blooded vertebrate animal that produces milk to feed their young, gives birth to live babies and is covered with fur or hair. Cats, horses, whales and humans are examples.

a)

mature

b)

animal

c)

mammal

d)

reproduce

41.

a small object produced by a female animal that contains a baby animal.

a)

seed

b)

shell

c)

frog

d)

egg

42.
What is this picture?
a)
A tadpole
b)
eggs
c)
A froglet
d)
A frog
43.

What is this picture?

a)

A froglet

b)

Eggs

c)

A tadpole

d)

An adult frog

44.

Which stage is the first stage of the human life cycle?

a)

baby

b)

child

c)

teenager

d)

adult

45.

At this stage you learn to walk and talk

a)

Baby

b)

Childhood

c)

Foetus

d)

Adulthood

46.

At this stage, a baby is growing inside his/her mum's womb:

a)

adolescence

b)

baby

c)

adulthood

d)

foetus

47.

Children become teenagers

a)

Adulthood

b)

Baby

c)

Foetus

d)

Adolescence

48.

At this stage, your body is fully developed.

a)

Baby

b)

Adulthood

c)

Elderly

d)

Foetus

49.
What is a habitat? 
a)
The place or environment where a plant or animal grows most quickly. 
b)
The place or environment where a plant or animal natural or normally lives and grows. 
c)
The place or environment where a plant or animal are most numerous. 
50.
Which of these is not one of the two goals of almost every conservation plan? 
a)
To protect a species from harm
b)
To be as sustainable as possible
c)
To protect the species' habitat
51.

Name one conservation strategy that focuses on protecting habitats.

a)

Protected areas or nature reserves

b)

Hunting and trapping

c)

Deforestation

d)

Pollution control

52.

What are some ways to mitigate the effects of climate change on animals and plants?

a)

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, protecting and restoring natural habitats, implementing sustainable agriculture practices, promoting conservation and biodiversity, and raising awareness and education about climate change and its impacts.

b)

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, destroying natural habitats, implementing unsustainable agriculture practices, ignoring conservation and biodiversity, and denying climate change and its impacts.

c)

Promoting greenhouse gas emissions, reducing natural habitats, implementing unsustainable agriculture practices, ignoring conservation and biodiversity, and denying climate change and its impacts.

d)

Increasing greenhouse gas emissions, destroying natural habitats, implementing unsustainable agriculture practices, ignoring conservation and biodiversity, and denying climate change and its impacts.

53.

How can pollution be reduced to protect animals and plants?

a)

Increasing industrial emissions, promoting the use of fossil fuels, discouraging recycling and waste management practices, and denying the importance of environmental conservation.

b)

Implementing looser regulations on industrial emissions, promoting the use of non-renewable energy sources, discouraging recycling and waste management practices, and denying the importance of environmental conservation.

c)

Implementing stricter regulations on industrial emissions, promoting the use of renewable energy sources, encouraging recycling and waste management practices, and raising awareness about the importance of environmental conservation.

d)

Ignoring industrial emissions, promoting the use of non-renewable energy sources, discouraging recycling and waste management practices, and denying the importance of environmental conservation.

54.

Give an example of habitat destruction.

a)

Deforestation for logging purposes.

b)

Mining activities that destroy natural habitats.

c)

Construction of dams that flood ecosystems.

d)

Clearing of forests for agriculture or urban development

55.

Why is it important to protect endangered species?

a)

To prevent overpopulation of certain species.

b)

To ensure the survival of rare and unique species.

c)

To maintain ecosystem balance and preserve biodiversity.

d)

To promote ecological stability and resilience.