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Life Cycles
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- 1.
What is the correct order of a butterfly's life cycle?
(a) Egg → Larva → Pupa → Adult(b) Egg → Pupa → Larva → Adult(c) Larva → Egg → Pupa → Adult(d) Adult → Larva → Egg → Pupa
- 2.
The larva stage of a butterfly is the:
(a) Caterpillar(b) Chrysalis(c) Egg(d) Cocoon
- 3.
A frog's life cycle begins as:
(a) An egg in water(b) A tadpole on land(c) A froglet(d) An adult frog
- 4.
What does a tadpole have that an adult frog does not?
(a) A tail and gills(b) Four legs(c) Lungs(d) Webbed feet
- 5.
The pupa stage of a butterfly is important because:
(a) The caterpillar transforms into a butterfly(b) The butterfly lays eggs(c) The butterfly eats and grows(d) The adult butterfly rests
- 6.
Which of the following shows incomplete metamorphosis?
(a) Grasshopper: egg → nymph → adult(b) Butterfly: egg → larva → pupa → adult(c) Frog: egg → tadpole → adult(d) Mosquito: egg → larva → pupa → adult
- 7.
After hatching, a tadpole develops back legs first. Then it develops:
(a) Front legs, loses tail, becomes a froglet(b) Wings(c) A shell(d) Gills that grow larger
- 8.
What is the purpose of a life cycle?
(a) To ensure the survival of the species(b) To make food for other animals(c) To change the environment(d) To move to new places
- 9.
A mosquito has a similar life cycle to a butterfly because it also undergoes:
(a) Complete metamorphosis with 4 stages(b) Incomplete metamorphosis(c) Direct development(d) Budding
- 10.
Which of these organisms does NOT have a larva stage?
(a) Dog(b) Butterfly(c) Housefly(d) Mosquito
Answer key — P2 Science: Life Cycles
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- 1.(a) Egg → Larva → Pupa → Adult
- 2.(a) Caterpillar
- 3.(a) An egg in water
- 4.(a) A tail and gills
- 5.(a) The caterpillar transforms into a butterfly
- 6.(a) Grasshopper: egg → nymph → adult
- 7.(a) Front legs, loses tail, becomes a froglet
- 8.(a) To ensure the survival of the species
- 9.(a) Complete metamorphosis with 4 stages
- 10.(a) Dog
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