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science 4

Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the stages called that show how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly?

a)

Life Steps

b)

Growing Up

c)

LIfe Cycle

d)

The Process

2.
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
3.
What is the stage of the caterpillar called?
a)
pupa
b)
adult
c)
egg
d)
larva
4.
What is the first stage of a butterfly life cycle.
a)
egg
b)
Adult butterfly
c)
caterpillar
d)
chrysalis
5.
Which stage is the butterfly stage in the life cycle?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third 
d)
Fourth
6.
The ______ comes out of the egg.
a)
chrysalis
b)
adult butterfly
c)
egg
d)
larva/caterpillar
7.
How long is a caterpillar inside its chrysalis?
a)
2 days
b)
2 weeks
c)
15 minutes
d)
2 months
8.

Butterflies go through a special life cycle called

a)

metamorphosis

b)

molt

c)

change

d)

butterfly

9.

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

10.

What is this?

a)

butterfly

b)

dog

c)

cat

d)

egg

11.

What is the last stage of the butterfly life cycle?

a)
b)
12.
The butterfly starts out as a what?
a)
caterpillar
b)
egg
c)
worm
d)
chrysalis 
13.
Another name for a caterpillar is?
a)
worm
b)
Larva
c)
Pupa
d)
Butterfly
14.

Some animals grow and change shape through...

a)

birth

b)

metamorphosis

15.

Mammals are animals that are born...

a)

alive

b)

from eggs

c)

through budding

16.

Which animal does NOT start out life as an egg?

a)

Bird

b)

Kangaroo

c)

Fish

d)

Snake

17.

Birds lay eggs. When the eggs hatch, they look like...

a)

fish

b)

adults

c)

small versions of their parents

d)

nothing like their parents

18.

Reptiles, birds, and fish do NOT undergo metamorphosis.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which animals undergo metamorphosis? Mark all that apply.

a)

butterflies

b)

lions

c)

kangaroos

d)

frogs

20.

Mammals begin their lives at birth.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Why do mammal parents and birds take care of their offspring?

a)

to keep them safe from predators

b)

to play games with them

22.
What is the stage of the caterpillar called?
a)
pupa
b)
adult
c)
egg
d)
larva
23.
What is a butterfly?
a)
A type of fish
b)
A type of insect
c)
A type of food
d)
A type clothing
24.

Where does the adult butterfly usually lay their eggs?

a)

A leaf

b)

The ground

c)

Water

d)

Birds nest

25.
It only takes a short time for a small larva: called a _________ ,in the case of butterflies, to hatch from the egg.
a)
nymph
b)
caterpillar
c)
child
d)
fossil
26.
The correct order of the four stages of complete metamorphosis is:
a)
egg, larva, pupa, adult
b)
pupa, egg, larva, adult
c)
egg, pupa, larva, adult
d)
larva, adult, pupa, egg
27.
All insects go through:
a)
complete metamorphosis
b)
metamorphosis
c)
molting
d)
incomplete metamorphosis
28.
Insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis go through how many stages?
a)
2
b)
10
c)
8
d)
3
29.
Insects grow over a period of time called its:
a)
pupa
b)
larva
c)
life cycle
d)
life stages
30.
All insects grow and change:
a)
at the same rate (time)
b)
over a period of one year
c)
over 100 stages
d)
at different rates
31.
An example of an insect that goes through incomplete metamorphosis is:
a)
grasshopper
b)
bee
c)
bat
d)
koala
32.
Which is the name for the last stage in an insect's life cycle?
a)
egg
b)
baby
c)
adult
d)
kitten
33.
The stage during the life cycle of an insect between the larva and the adult is:
a)
baby
b)
pupa
c)
puppy
d)
wing
34.
Most insects go through _______________ which involves four stages.
a)
complete metamorphosis
b)
decomposing
c)
irregular metamorphosis
d)
offspring
35.

Living things go through several ______ in their life cycles.

a)

places

b)

parts

c)

stages

d)

years

36.

Which of the following developmental growth stages is NOT characteristic of the YOUNG stage?

a)

Childhood

b)

Middle Age

c)

Baby

d)

Adolescence

37.

Which of the following organisms goes through the ADULT stage?

a)

Animals

b)

Humans

c)

Plants

d)

All of the choices

38.

What is one (1) common similarity in the life cycle of these two animals?

a)

They both lay eggs on leaves and stems of plants.

b)

They both have 4 stages.

c)

They both have 3 stages

d)

They both lay eggs in stagnant water.

39.

During the GERMINATION process of the plant, what does the seed need so it will develop into a young plant?

a)

WATER, AIR, and FOOD from the seed itself.

b)

WATER, AIR, LIGHT

c)

LIGHT, WATER and FOOD from the seed itself.

d)

WATER, AIR, and HEAT and FOOD from the seed itself.

40.

Which of the following should be inside the box to complete the life cycle of a butterfly?

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

What happens in the THIRD STAGE of the life cycle of Butterfly, Housefly, and Mosquito?

a)

It become an ADULT insect.

b)

It undergoes MOLTING.

c)

It starts to lay EGGS again.

d)

It continues to grow inside the PUPAL case.

42.

What is the first stage of human life cycle?

a)

Embryo

b)

Young

c)

Adult

d)

Larva

43.

Which is TRUE about the life cycle of a cockroach?

a)

It has 2 stages

b)

It has 3 stages

c)

It has 4 stages

d)

It has 5 stages

44.

Which diagram shows stages of the mosquito life cycle in correct order?

a)

F > G > I > H

b)

G > F > I > H

c)

G > H > F > I

d)

H > I > G > F

45.

TRUE OR FALSE: Nymph is the young of cockroach.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

46.

TRUE OR FALSE: The larva of a house fly look similar to its parents.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

47.

TRUE OR FALSE: The Young Plant that reproduces from a seed is called SEEDLING

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

48.

The process of a plant making food for itself

a)

germination

b)

photosynthesis

c)

pollination

49.

Which of the following is most likely not a pollinator?

a)

bee

b)

butterfly

c)

worm

50.

Day 2: Question 1


Most babies first roll over at ________________.

a)

birth

b)

2 months

c)

3 months

d)

5 months

51.

Day 2: Question 2


What can most babies do at 12 months that they couldn't do at 11 months?

a)

talk

b)

stand up

c)

walk

d)

crawl

52.

Day 3: Question 1


Juan is 12 1/2 years old. How can you tell if he is still in childhood or if he is entering adolescence?

a)

by how much he weighs

b)

by his grade in school

c)

by his birthday

d)

by physical changes

53.

When you are born, you are a ____________

a)

baby

b)

toddler

c)

adult

54.

When do you start school?

a)

When you are a baby.

b)

When you are a teenager.

c)

When you are a child.

55.

When you meet new people at school, you _________.

a)

Know friends.

b)

Meet friends.

c)

Make friends.

56.

When you finish university, you _______.

a)

Graduate

b)

go home.

c)

get a job.

57.

You are 7 years old, You are in the stage of __________

a)

infancy

b)

childhood

c)

adolescence

58.

Teenage year is also known as _____________ stage.

a)

adoslecence

b)

adulthood

c)

old age

59.

Our grandparents belong to what stage?

a)

adolescence

b)

adulthood

c)

old age

60.

The stage where we learn to eat, walk and talk?

a)

infancy

b)

childhood

c)

adolescence

61.

The stage where we start to have our own family?

a)

childhood

b)

adolescence

c)

adulthood

62.

The stage where hair becomes color white, skin get wrinkled and bones become brittle?

a)

adolescence

b)

adulthood

c)

old age

63.
Organisms that hunt other organisms for food are called __________.
a)
predators
b)
prey
c)
producers
64.
Organisms that hunt other organisms for food are called __________.
a)
predators
b)
prey
c)
producers
65.

An organism that eats only plants

a)

omnivore

b)

carnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

detriovore

66.

A consumer that eats both plants and animals

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

67.

A cow eats grass. The cow is a...

a)

predator

b)

prey

c)

herbivore

d)

carnivore

68.

The animals predators catch and eat are called...

a)

herbavores

b)

omnivores

c)

carnivores

d)

prey

69.

Coyotes are __________________.

a)

herbivores

b)

omnivores

c)

carnivores

70.
Elephants only eat leaves, fruit, nuts and grass. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Fortivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
71.
Lions only eat buffalo, antelopes, zebras and crocodiles. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Delivore
72.
__________ is an organism that eats BOTH plants and animals for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Darnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Herbiovre
73.
__________ is an organism that only eats meat for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Borivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
74.
__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Terivore
75.

Zebra

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

76.

Giant Panda

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

77.

Snakes

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

78.

Eagles

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

79.

Humans

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

80.

________________ are consumers that eat ONLY PLANTS.

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Producers

81.

__________________ are consumers that eat ONLY MEAT (other animals)?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Producers

d)

Herbivores

82.

__________________ are consumers that eat BOTH Plants and Animals for food.

a)

Omnivores

b)

Producers

c)

Herbivores

d)

Carnivores

83.
Bears eat fish, insects, plants, seeds, nuts and young elk. They are called __________.
a)

Franivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Herbivores

d)

Omnivores

84.

What kind of organism is growing on the strawberries?

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

carnivore

85.

What is this bird of paradise plant?

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

herbivore

86.

What are these lions?

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

d)

producers

87.

What are these mushrooms?

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

d)

carnivores

88.

What is this banana tree?

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

herbivore

89.

Most humans are considered

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

90.

This cheetah is a(n)

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

producer

91.

These goats are

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

92.

These worms are

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

d)

omnivores

93.

These vegetables are examples of

a)

herbivores

b)

producers

c)

consumers

d)

decomposers

94.
A producer?
a)
Eats other plants and animals
b)
Makes its own food
c)
Eats dead plants or animals
d)
Makes toys for kids
95.
A consumer?
a)
Makes its own food
b)
Eats dead plants and animals
c)
Eats plants and other animals for energy
d)
Buys toys for kids
96.
Squirrel 
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer 
c)
Decomposer 
97.
Why are plants called producers?
a)
They make carbon dioxide
b)
They decompose
c)
They make their own food
d)
They are omnivores
98.
Living things that eat other living things are called...
a)
Consumers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Omnivores
d)
Animals
99.
What do herbivores eat?
a)
Only plants
b)
plants and animals
c)
only other animals
d)
dead organisms
100.
What do carnivores eat?
a)
only plants
b)
plants and animals
c)
only other animals
d)
dead organisms
101.
What do omnivores eat?
a)
only plants
b)
plants and animals
c)
only other animals
d)
dead organisms
102.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a decomposer
a)
fungi
b)
hawk
c)
bacteria
d)
insects
103.
Bacteria is an example of a 
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
104.
An animal that eats only meat is called:
a)
Consumer
b)
Omnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore 
105.
An organism, like bacteria, that breaks down dead plant or animal matter and releases their nutrients back into the soil is called:
a)
Omnivores
b)
Herbivores
c)
Decomposers
d)
Carnivores
106.
The complex network of food chains in an ecosystem is called:
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Population
107.
A plant or animal that gets its energy (food) from other living things is called:
a)
Decomposers
b)
Consumers
c)
Carnivores
d)
Herbivores
108.
An ordered arrangement of animals and plants in which each feeds on the one below it in the chain is called:
a)
Habitat
b)
Population
c)
Food Chain
d)
Food Web
109.
An animal that eats plants rather than other animals is called:
a)
Meat Eater
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
110.
Plants that get their food from the sun's energy and act as source of food for other organisms in an ecosystem is called:
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
d)
Herbivore
111.
An animal that eats both other animals and plants is called:
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Producer
112.
1st level consumers are:
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Decomposers
d)
Carnivores
113.
True or False: Carnivores eat other carnivores: 
a)
True
b)
False