Cycles: Life Cycles of Animals

The diagram below shows the life cycle of a beetle. It feeds most of the time at the ________ stage.

• egg

• larva

• pupa

• adult

At which stage of the butterfly's life cycle does it moult?

• egg

• larva

• pupa

• adult

The following described the life cycle of an animal. It has 4 stages in its life cycle. The female adult lays its eggs in water. It has wings only at the adult stage. Which one of the following animals has similar descriptions of the life cycle and characteristics of the animal mentioned above?

• Tadpoles

• Dragonfly

• Mosquito

• Guppy

In what way is a frog similar to a butterfly and a mosquito?

• They are all insects.

• They eat plants only.

• Their young do not look like the adults.

• A frog, a butterfly and a mosquito can all fly.

At which stage(s) does/do a mosquito have to stay in water?

• Egg and Larva

• Larva and Pupa

• Egg, Larva and Pupa

• Egg, Larva and Pupa and Adult

Study the life cycle shown below. Which of the following animals has the life cycle as show above?

• Chicken

• Butterfly

• Cockroach

What is the similarity between the life cycle of a grasshopper and a chicken?

• Both give birth to live young.

• Both lay eggs to reproduce.

• Both have three stage life cycle.

• Both life cycles are of the same duration.

Which of the following could have a similar life cycle as the grasshopper?

• Butterfly

• Mosquito

• Cockroach

• Darkling Beetle

Which of the following are true about the difference between an adult cockroach and its nymph?

A: The adult is larger than the nymph.

B: The nymph has no feelers but the adult has.

C: The adult has wings but not the nymph.

• A and B only

• B and C only

• A and C only

• A, B and C

Which of the following statements about the life cycle of a butterfly and a mosquito are true?

A :The butterfly and mosquito both have a 4-stage life cycle.

B: Both the caterpillar and the wriggler moult several times before changing into a pupa.

C: Caterpillar is the larva stage of a butterfly and wriggler is the larva stage of a mosquito.

D: At the pupal stage, both the caterpillars and wriggler stop feeding.

• B and D

• A, B and C

• A, B, C and D