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Life Cycles - Animals
Embark on an exciting journey of discovery with this KS2 Science quiz about life cycles! Learn about the stages of animals' lives, from birth to death.
Life cycles are the amazing stages from birth to death that all living things, including you, go through. Insects start as eggs, become larvae, then pupae, and finally adults. Humans begin as babies, grow into children and adolescents, and eventually become adults.
Do you know all the stages in an animal's life? What's the difference between a pupa, a chrysalis, and a cocoon? Test your knowledge of animal life cycles with this fun quiz!
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1 .
Which of the following species gives birth to live young?
Robins
Crocodiles
Mosquitoes
Mice
Nearly all mammals give birth to live young, the only exceptions being the platypus and some spiny anteaters, known as echidna, all of which are unique to Australia
2 .
A butterfly larva is called a caterpillar. In its next stage, what happens to the caterpillar?
It dies
It changes into a chrysalis
It reproduces
It changes into a butterfly
Chrysalis is another name for an insect pupa - it is also called a cocoon
3 .
Different animals have different life spans. Approximately how long is the average human life span?
Between 10 and 20 years
Between 30 and 40 years
Between 50 and 60 years
70 years or more
Although people in many countries around the world have a life expectancy that is less than 70 years, the average healthy person can expect to live to at least that age
4 .
In the human life cycle, which stage comes after childhood and before adulthood?
Toddler
Maturity
Infancy
Adolescence
Another word for adolescence is teenage
5 .
Cats give birth to kittens. The young of which of the following animals are also known as kittens?
Horses
Trout
Rabbits
Lions
The young of beavers, mice, rats and squirrels are all called kittens too
6 .
Gestation is another name for pregnancy. Which of these animals has the longest gestation period?
Dog
Rat
Elephant
Human
Elephant gestation takes 616 days - that's over one year and eight months!
7 .
Why is reproduction a necessary part of the life cycle?
If it did not reproduce, a species would become extinct
Without reproduction, there would be too many of each species
If it did not reproduce, there would not be any young animals to look after the older animals
Without reproduction, animals would not continue to grow and develop
As all animals eventually die, young animals have to be produced to take their place
8 .
Which adult animal looks very different when it is young?
Lion
Frog
Turtle
Elephant
Tadpoles change quite a bit as they grow into adult frogs
9 .
Which of these is the correct order of an insect's life cycle?
Egg → Larva → Pupa → Adult
Larva → Pupa → Egg → Adult
Egg → Pupa → Larva → Adult
Adult → Egg → Pupa → Larva
When the adult reproduces and lays eggs, the whole cycle begins again
10 .
Which of the following is not a stage in an animal's life cycle?
Birth
Reproduction
Feeding
Death
An animal life cycle includes birth, growth, reproduction and death
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