Exploring Diverse Life Cycles

Hannah is observing butterflies in her garden. She wants to know what the first stage in the life cycle of a butterfly is. Can you help her?

• Pupa

• Egg

• Caterpillar

• Adult

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NGSS.3-LS1-1

Michael is visiting a pond and observes different animals nearby. Which of the following animals that Michael sees lays eggs in water?

• Cat

• Frog

• Dog

• Cow

Abigail visits a pond and notices a small creature swimming in the water with a tail. What do we call this young stage of a frog?

• Pupa

• Tadpole

• Nymph

• Larva

Evelyn is observing the life cycle of a butterfly in her garden. She notices a tiny egg on a leaf. Which stage will she see next after the egg?

• Adult

• Larva (Caterpillar)

• Pupa

• Seed

James visits a pond and observes some young animals swimming underwater and breathing through gills. Later, he notices that these animals grow up and start living on land, breathing with lungs. Which group of animals is James observing?

• Mammals

• Amphibians

• Birds

• Fish

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Grace is observing butterflies in her garden and wants to know what the last stage of the butterfly life cycle is. What should she look for?

• Egg

• Larva

• Adult

• Pupa

Daniel is learning about how plants grow and change. Which of the following is NOT a stage in a plant’s life cycle?

• Growth

• Germination

• Losing a branch in a storm

• Death

Scarlett is observing a butterfly in her garden. She wonders what we call a butterfly or frog when it has finished developing. What is the correct term?

• Pupa

• Larva

• Adult

• Egg

Which animal is born with gills but grows lungs when it gets older?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Lily is observing different animals in her backyard. She notices that one of these animals sheds its outer body covering several times as it grows. Which animal is Lily observing?

• Nymph

• Tadpole

• Pupa

• Butterfly