Life Cycles

What is the group of stages that a living thing goes through from the beginning of its life until the end, called?

• life history

• life cycle

• growing season

• I do not know

What is the beginning stage of a butterfly's life cycle?

• larva

• nymph

• pupa

• egg

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What is another name for chrysalis?

• caterpillar

• larva

• pupa

• adult

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What does it mean to germinate?

• to begin to grow or sprout

• to cough on people

• A flower that is not opened up or fully grown

• None of the above

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The picture below shows a butterfly as an egg. What would happen next in this butterfly's life cycle?

• Caterpillar

• Butterfly

• Chrysalis

• Eggs

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Which is TRUE about these two stages in the lady beetle's life cycle?

• The larva can lay eggs, but the pupa cannot lay eggs.

• The larva changes its size, but the pupa can change shape.

• The larva consumes insects, and the pupa consumes pollen.

• The larva is living, and the pupa is nonliving.

A plant begins its life as a?

• seed

• petal

• flower

• i do not know

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The second stage of an insect is a worm-like stage called ________.

• tadpole

• larva

• offspring

Flowering plants begin their life cycle as...

• Plants

• Fruits

• Minerals

• Seeds

The larva of a ladybeetle has several of the physical characteristics EXCEPT one:

• Does NOT look like the parent

• Eats and grows during its larval stage

• has wings and can fly

• hatches from an egg