Lesson 1 Review: Animal Life Cycles

Which is not an example of a salamander's life cycle?

• egg hatches

• loses its gills and grows lungs

• returns to the water to lay eggs

• has live babies

How are the butterfly life cycle and the grasshopper life cycle the same?

• Both undergo complete metamorphosis.

• Both have a larval stage.

• Both start as eggs.

• Both have a pupal stage.

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Which animal has a life cycle most like a chicken’s life cycle?

• dog

• bear

• horse

• turtle

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When does a life cycle end?

• never

• when the organism dies

• when the organism reproduces

• when the organism grows

Which is the second stage in a ladybug’s life cycle?

• adult

• egg

• larva

• pupa

An animal that goes through metamorphosis starts life as an _________________.

• egg

• larva

• pupa

• adult

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Compare the rhino beetle and ladybug life cycle. How are they different?

• A) The ladybug and rhino beetle both start as eggs.

• B) The ladybug has a molt stage and the rhino beetle does not.

• C) The rhino beetle and the ladybug both go through a larva stage.

• D) The rhino beetle eats leaves and the ladybug does not.

How does a frog start its life?

• as a tadpole

• as a larva

• as an adult

• as an egg

Which animals do not undergo metamorphosis during its life cycle? Select all that apply.

• cat

• frog

• snake

• beetle

The change that tadpoles undergo to become an adult frog is called ___.

• metamorphosis

• respiration

• growth

• hibernation