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Exploring Animal Life Cycles

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Caterpillar

b)

Egg

c)

Pupa

d)

Adult butterfly

2.

Which stage comes after the tadpole in the frog’s life cycle?

a)

Adult frog

b)

Egg

c)

Froglet

d)

Pupa

3.

What is the name of the stage when a chicken is inside the egg?

a)

Chick

b)

Embryo

c)

Adult

d)

Larva

4.

Which of the following is NOT a stage in the beetle’s life cycle?

a)

Larva

b)

Pupa

c)

Tadpole

d)

Adult

5.

What is the process called when a caterpillar changes into a butterfly?

a)

Metamorphosis

b)

Germination

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Migration

6.

Which stage of the frog’s life cycle lives only in water and breathes with gills?

a)

Adult frog

b)

Tadpole

c)

Egg

d)

Froglet

7.

Arrange these stages of a butterfly’s life cycle in the correct order: Egg, Pupa, Caterpillar, Adult.

a)

Egg → Caterpillar → Pupa → Adult

b)

Egg → Pupa → Caterpillar → Adult

c)

Caterpillar → Egg → Pupa → Adult

d)

Egg → Adult → Caterpillar → Pupa

8.

If a beetle’s life cycle is Egg → Larva → Pupa → Adult, which stage comes right before the adult?

a)

Egg

b)

Larva

c)

Pupa

d)

Chick

9.

A chicken hatches from an egg. What is the next stage in its life cycle?

a)

Adult chicken

b)

Chick

c)

Pupa

d)

Larva

10.

Which animal goes through complete metamorphosis: frog, butterfly, or chicken?

a)

Chicken

b)

Frog

c)

Butterfly

d)

All of them

11.

Which stage of the frog’s life cycle has both gills and legs?

a)

Egg

b)

Tadpole

c)

Froglet

d)

Adult frog

12.

If you see a beetle larva, what stage will come next in its life cycle?

a)

Egg

b)

Pupa

c)

Adult

d)

Chick

13.

Which of these animals does NOT go through metamorphosis?

a)

Frog

b)

Chicken

c)

Butterfly

d)

Beetle

14.

What is the main difference between a tadpole and a froglet?

a)

Tadpoles have wings, froglets do not

b)

Tadpoles have gills, froglets have both gills and legs

c)

Tadpoles are adults, froglets are babies

d)

Tadpoles have feathers, froglets have scales

15.

Which stage of a chicken’s life cycle is able to lay eggs?

a)

Chick

b)

Embryo

c)

Adult chicken

d)

Pupa

16.

If a butterfly lays eggs, what will hatch from the eggs?

a)

Caterpillars

b)

Pupae

c)

Adult butterflies

d)

Tadpoles

17.

Which of the following correctly matches the animal with its life cycle stage?

a)

Chicken – Pupa

b)

Frog – Tadpole

c)

Butterfly – Chick

d)

Beetle – Froglet

18.

A beetle is in the pupa stage. What will it become next?

a)

Egg

b)

Larva

c)

Adult beetle

d)

Chick

19.

Which stage of the butterfly’s life cycle is also called a chrysalis?

a)

Egg

b)

Caterpillar

c)

Pupa

d)

Adult

20.

If you observe a chicken, a frog, and a beetle, which two animals have a larva stage in their life cycle?

a)

Chicken and frog

b)

Frog and beetle

c)

Chicken and beetle

d)

Butterfly and chicken