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4.40 Life Cycles of Plants and Animals Worksheet

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Life Cycles of Plants and Animals - Select the diagram or description that correctly orders life cycle stages and identifies metamorphosis where appropriate. (NAEP Life Science)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery
Which summary statement about life cycles is the most accurate?
AEvery living thing has the exact same stages in the exact same order.
BPlants and animals do not have life cycles because they only grow once.
CMetamorphosis happens in all plants, birds, and mammals.
DLiving things pass through stages in a repeating pattern, and some animals change body form during metamorphosis.
Solution & Explanation:Life cycles are repeating patterns of stages. Some animals, such as frogs and butterflies, go through metamorphosis, but many living things do not.
Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery
Which sorting of organisms is correct?
Abutterfly: no metamorphosis; frog: complete metamorphosis; deer: seed plant life cycle; bean plant: metamorphosis
Bbutterfly: incomplete metamorphosis; frog: no metamorphosis; deer: complete metamorphosis; bean plant: egg life cycle
Cbutterfly: complete metamorphosis; frog: metamorphosis; deer: no metamorphosis; bean plant: seed plant life cycle
Dbutterfly: seed plant life cycle; frog: larva only; deer: pupa stage; bean plant: no life cycle
Solution & Explanation:The butterfly has complete metamorphosis, the frog has metamorphosis, the deer grows without metamorphosis, and the bean plant has a seed plant life cycle.
Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery
Which statement is supported by both plant and animal life cycles?
AEvery life cycle includes a pupa stage.
BA mature stage can produce a new first stage for the next generation.
CEvery life cycle begins with a flower.
DEvery life cycle uses a nymph stage.
Solution & Explanation:In both plants and animals, the mature organism can produce a new first stage, such as a seed or an egg, that begins the next generation.

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