LIFE CYCLES OF ANIMALS

POSTTEST

Directions: Choose the correct answer.

1. The final stage in the growth of an animal is called the _______ stage.

    a. egg   b. adult   c. larva

2. The ____ is the first stage in the life cycle of insects.

    a. nymph   b. egg   c. tadpole

3. The _____, which looks like an adult without wings, is the second stage of growth in the life cycle of a grasshopper.

    a. larva   b. nymph   c. pupa

4. A young frog that looks like a fish is a ______.

    a. tadpole   b. larva   c. adult

5.The second stage of growth in the life cycle of a butterfly is the _______.

    a. egg   b. larva   c. nymph

6. The turtle begins its life cycle as an _____.

    a. larva   b. egg   c. tadpole

7. In the life cycle of a butterfly, the third stage of growth called the _______ has a covering made by the larva.

    a. nymph   b. pupa   c. adult

8. When an animal comes out of the egg, it is called _____.

    a. growing   b. being born   c. hatching

9. Most animals come from ______.

    a. eggs   b. turtles   c. butterflies

10.An animal that has four stages of growth is a _______.

    a. mammal   b. grasshopper   c. butterfly

11. An animal whose eggs have a jellylike covering is the ______.

    a. chicken   b. turtle   c. frog