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science quiz on lifecycle

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 34mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these is the correct order of an insect's life cycle?

a)

Egg → Larva → Pupa → Adult

b)

Larva → Pupa → Egg → Adult

c)

Egg → Pupa → Larva → Adult

d)

Adult → Egg → Pupa → Larva

2.

In the human life cycle, which stage comes after childhood and before adulthood?

a)

Toddler

b)

Maturity

c)

Infancy

d)

Adolescence

3.

Which adult animal looks very different when it is young?

a)

Lion

b)

Frog

c)

Turtle

d)

Elephant

4.

Which of the following is not a stage in an animal's life cycle?

a)

Birth

b)

Reproduction

c)

Feeding

d)

Death

5.

Butterfly has ________ stages of life while cockroach has _____ stages.

a)

three, four

b)

four, three

c)

three, three

d)

four, four

6.

What is the correct order of the stages in the frog life cycle?

a)

adult frog, egg, tadpole, froglet

b)

tadpole, adult frog, froglet, egg

c)

egg, tadpole, froglet, adult frog

d)

froglet, adult frog, egg, tadpole

7.

How are frog and butterfly life cycles the same

a)

they both have pupas

b)

they both have froglet stage

c)

they both grow legs

d)

they both start with the egg stage

8.

The second stage in incomplete metamorphosis is a/an_.

a)

embryo

b)

adult

c)

nymph

d)

larva

9.

Which animal gives birth to young that looks like the adult?

a)

dog

b)

axolotl

c)

frog

d)

butterfly

10.

The type of life cycle where the young look like miniature adults is called _________ .

a)

incomplete metamorphosis

b)

complete metamorphosis

11.
Which of the following goes through COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS for its life cycle?
a)
butterfly
b)
dog
c)
oak tree
d)
grasshopper
12.

What is the correct order of the stages in an incomplete metamorphosis?

a)

egg, larva, adult

b)

egg, nymph, larva

c)

egg, nymph, adult

d)

adult, nymph, egg

13.

A life cycle is ...

a)

a single stage in the process.

b)

an increase in size, weight, and height.

c)

a set of changes living things go through in their life.

d)

a way an organism grows.

14.

How is the life cycle of a frog similar to the life cycle of a beetle? Both life cycles –

a)

have adults with wings.

b)

include a nymph stage.

c)

take place in the water.

d)

begin with an egg.

15.

State one similarity between life cycle of a chicken and a butterfly

a)

The chicken and the butterfly live on land

b)

The life cycle of the chicken and butterfly occur entirely on and.

c)

Both the young of the chicken and the butterfly cannot look like their parents.

d)

Both the adults can lay eggs.

16.

State one similarity between life cycle of a chicken and a grasshopper.

a)

Both the young of the chick and grasshopper looks like the adult.

b)

Both the nypmh of the chick and grasshopper looks like the adult.

c)

Both the young of the chick and grasshopper dont look like the parent.

d)

Both have nymp stage.

17.

State one similarity between life cycle of a butterfly and a mosquito.

a)

The butterfly and mosquito have 5 stages.

b)

There are 4 stages in the life cycle of butterfly and mosquito.

c)

Both start as a larva .

d)

Both take care of their young.

18.

State one difference between the life cycle of a butterfly and the frog.

a)

The butterfly stays on land but the frog stays in water and on land.

b)

The butterfly has pupa stage but not the frog.

c)

The life cycle of butterfly occurs entirely on land but the life cycle of the frog occurs partly on land and partly on water.

d)

The frog has three life cycles but the butterfly has 4 life cycles.

19.

How are these life cycles the same?

a)

They hatch from eggs.

b)

They are mammals.

c)

They are born alive.

d)

Their eggs are fertilized internally inside the female's body

20.

Which life cycle is different from the others?

a)

The frog life cycle is the only one that lives underwater for some time

b)

The butterfly life cycle is the only one that undergoes metamorphosis

c)

The ladybug life cycle is the only one that flies

d)

The lady bug life cycle is the only one with 4 life stages

21.

State one similarity between life cycle of a frog and a butterfly

a)

The frog and the butterfly lives in the water

b)

Both the young of the frog and the butterfly do not look like their parents.

c)

The life cycle of the frog and butterfly occurs entirely on the land.

d)

Both the adults can fly.

22.

State one difference between the life cycle of the mosquito and frog.

a)

The adult frog can fly but not the mosquito.

b)

The frog stays on the land but the mosquito stays partly in water and on land.

c)

The life cycle of a fog occurs entirely on land but the life cycle of the mosquito curs partly on land and partly on water.

d)

There are 3 stages in frog but there are 4 stages in the mosquito.

23.

What is the word that means the young radically change when become an adult?

a)

Metacognition

b)

Metacarpel

c)

Metastasis

d)

Metamorphosis

24.

Which is not a feature of all mammals?

a)

They all have 2 legs.

b)

They have hair or fur.

c)

They young look like the adult.

d)

They almost all give birth to live young.

25.

What does "Gestation" mean?

a)

Using your hands to communicate.

b)

The period of time when a baby is in its mother.

c)

When a baby is born.

d)

When a baby is not quite an adult yet.

26.

Which animal has the longest gestation period?

a)

Blue Whale

b)

African Elephant

c)

Mouse

d)

Rhinoceros

27.

What is another word for larva of a butterfly?

a)

caterpillar

b)

nymph

c)

wriggler

28.

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

29.

How many stages of life cycle does a butterfly has?

a)

4 stages

b)

3 stages

c)

2 stages

30.

What do you call the young of a cockroach?

a)

larva

b)

chick

c)

nymph

31.

What is another word for larva of a butterfly?

a)

caterpillar

b)

nymph

c)

wriggler

32.

Name two other animals you had learnt that has 4 stages of life cycle.

a)

cockroach and grasshopper

b)

mosquito and ladybug

c)

frog and chicken

33.

Where does the mosquito usually lay its eggs?

a)

on the leaf

b)

under the surface of the water

c)

in the ground

34.

How do most mammals reproduce?

a)

by laying eggs

b)

by laying babies

c)

by giving birth to live young

35.

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

a)

hatchling

b)

froglet

c)

tadpole

36.

Where does the ladybug lay its eggs?

a)

in the tree trunk

b)

under the water

c)

underside of a leaf

37.

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

a)

Egg stage

b)

Pupa stage

c)

Larva stage

38.

Which insect lays its egg in dark brown cases?

a)

Beetle

b)

Dragonfly

c)

Cockroach

d)

Housefly

39.

At what stage does a butterfly feed on leaves and grow rapidly?

a)

Egg stage

b)

Larva sage

c)

Nymph stage

d)

Pupa stage

40.

The young cockroach is called a ________________.

a)

Caterpillar

b)

Pupa

c)

Nymph

d)

Wriggler

41.

Which of the following shows the correct life cycles of butterfly?

a)

Egg \longrightarrow Adult.

b)

Egg \rightarrow Larva \rightarrow Pupa \rightarrow Adult.

c)

Egg \rightarrow Nymph \rightarrow Adult.

d)

\rightarrow Egg \rightarrow Young \rightarrow Adult

42.

Which of the following animals, when young, do not look like their parents?

a)

Frogs

b)

Lizards

c)

Horses

d)

Turtles

43.

What does a larva do before it changes into pupa?

a)

It feeds on leaves and grow quickly.

b)

It feeds on leaves and small insects.

c)

It feeds on leaves and stop growing.

d)

It moves from plant to plant to find small insects.

44.

Name the young of a fish.

a)

Nestling

b)

Fry

c)

Nymph

d)

Tadpoles

45.

How are the young of a frog, butterfly and mosquito similar?

W : They hatch from eggs.

X : They all live in water.

Y : They do not look like their adult.

Z : They are all insects.

a)

W and x only.

b)

W and Y onlly.

c)

W, X and Y only.

d)

W, X and Z only.

46.

A young frog is called __________________.

a)

tadpole

b)

calf

c)

chick

d)

nymph

47.

The life cycle of a fish has ______________ stages,

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

One

48.

Which of the following shows the correct life cycles of fish?

a)

Egg -> Adult

b)

Egg -> Fry -> Adult

c)

Egg -> Young -> Adult

d)

Egg -> Nymph -> Adult

49.

Amphibians have ________________ stages in their life cycle.

a)

four

b)

three

c)

two

d)

five

50.

Which of the following shows the correct life cycles of a mammal?

a)

Egg -> young -> Adult

b)

Egg -> nymph -> Adult

c)

Young -> Adult

d)

Adult -> young -> egg

51.

Name two mammals that lay eggs.

a)

cat and rabbit

b)

bat and ostrich

c)

dolphin and whale

d)

Platypus and Spiny Anteater

52.

How many stages are there in the life cycle of a turtle?

a)

Two stages

b)

Three stages

c)

Four stages

d)

One stage

53.

The life cycle of reptiles and birds have three stages. There are ______________________.

a)

Egg -> Young -> Adult

b)

Egg -> Nymph -> Adult

c)

Adult -> egg -> Young

d)

Young -> Egg -> Adult

54.

The adult woodpecker passes on ____________ to its young.

a)

Characteristics

b)

properties

c)

feathers

d)

money

55.

The amount of time in which the young develops inside female mammals is called the _________________ periods.

a)

sleeping

b)

incubation

c)

gestation

d)

listening